Maine Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade A

79 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 80/100 (Safe).

What is Maine’s crime safety grade?

Maine earned an overall safety grade of A (score: 80/100, Safe) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 101.6 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1149 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 79 Maine cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 79 graded Maine cities, 14 earned A+, 47 earned A, 9 received B, 9 landed at C, 0 received D, and 0 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Cape Elizabeth with an A+ grade (score: 96/100, violent rate 20.8/100K). The lowest-rated city is Augusta with a C grade (score: 45/100, violent rate 250.5/100K).

Roughly 77% of graded cities in Maine achieved an A or A+ rating, while 0% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Maine and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

14 cities

47 cities

9 cities

0 cities

Cape Elizabeth

21
Hampden

12
Fort Kent

23
Sabattus

39
Gorham

22
South Berwick

26
Orono

48
Bar Harbor

27

What this shows Cape Elizabeth reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Maine. At 20.8 per 100K, it runs well below the Maine average of 101.6. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Cape Elizabeth	96	20.8/100K	166.5/100K	9,610
2	A+	Hampden	95	12.4/100K	471.6/100K	8,057
3	A+	Fort Kent	95	23.4/100K	351/100K	4,273
4	A+	Sabattus	95	38.8/100K	174.4/100K	5,161
5	A+	Gorham	94	21.8/100K	398/100K	18,344
6	A+	South Berwick	94	25.5/100K	420.5/100K	7,847
7	A+	Orono	94	47.5/100K	102.8/100K	12,641
8	A+	Bar Harbor	93	26.5/100K	477.6/100K	7,538
9	A+	Kennebunkport	92	26.9/100K	618.6/100K	3,718
10	A+	York	91	49.1/100K	456.2/100K	14,249
11	A+	Lisbon	90	41.1/100K	626.9/100K	9,731
12	A+	Boothbay Harbor	90	47.4/100K	616.7/100K	2,108
13	A+	Holden	90	58.2/100K	523.4/100K	3,439
14	A+	Baileyville	90	75.6/100K	302.6/100K	1,322
15	A	Milo	89	41.7/100K	833.3/100K	2,400
16	A	Bucksport	89	59.5/100K	535.8/100K	5,039
17	A	Falmouth	89	61.5/100K	592.1/100K	13,004
18	A	Fryeburg	88	27.9/100K	1058.8/100K	3,589
19	A	Waldoboro	88	37.2/100K	1004.1/100K	5,378
20	A	Topsham	88	40.8/100K	957.8/100K	9,814
21	A	Oakland	88	46.9/100K	828.6/100K	6,396
22	A	Wiscasset	88	50.9/100K	840.6/100K	3,926
23	A	Kennebunk	88	66.4/100K	631.2/100K	12,040
24	A	Clinton	88	88.5/100K	354/100K	3,390
25	A	Yarmouth	88	88.5/100K	420.5/100K	9,036
26	A	Pittsfield	87	25.4/100K	1142.4/100K	3,939
27	A	Old Town	87	40.4/100K	995.6/100K	7,433
28	A	East Millinocket	87	58.3/100K	830.9/100K	6,860
29	A	Bath	87	67.6/100K	721.5/100K	8,871
30	A	Winthrop	85	48.2/100K	1124.7/100K	6,224
31	A	Freeport	85	56.9/100K	1057.4/100K	8,795
32	A	Scarborough	85	62.1/100K	1056/100K	24,147
33	A	Dexter	85	78.6/100K	864.8/100K	3,816
34	A	Rockport	85	81.4/100K	732.3/100K	3,687
35	A	Wells	85	83.1/100K	723.4/100K	12,027
36	A	Windham	85	84.7/100K	762.6/100K	20,064
37	A	Kittery	84	54.4/100K	1178.5/100K	11,031
38	A	Newport	84	63.3/100K	1075.3/100K	3,162
39	A	Bridgton	84	69.3/100K	1022.2/100K	5,772
40	A	Brunswick	83	70.6/100K	1191.4/100K	22,662
41	A	Paris	83	73.7/100K	1086.8/100K	5,429
42	A	Saco	83	80.4/100K	1078.3/100K	21,144
43	A	Houlton	82	49.3/100K	1513.2/100K	6,080
44	A	South Portland	82	63.1/100K	1370.2/100K	26,931
45	A	Fort Fairfield	82	149.6/100K	388.9/100K	3,343
46	A	Norway	81	18.7/100K	1904.4/100K	5,356
47	A	Calais	81	63.7/100K	1401.3/100K	3,140
48	A	Jay	81	107.2/100K	1007.5/100K	4,665
49	A	Buxton	81	116.4/100K	896.3/100K	8,591
50	A	Berwick	81	119.6/100K	801.1/100K	8,364
51	A	North Berwick	81	170.6/100K	284.4/100K	5,275
52	A	Brewer	80	41.5/100K	1794.8/100K	9,639
53	A	Ogunquit	80	62.3/100K	1618.9/100K	1,606
54	A	Damariscotta	80	86.7/100K	1257/100K	2,307
55	A	Old Orchard Beach	80	105.2/100K	1041.8/100K	9,503
56	A	Gardiner	80	112.5/100K	1012.5/100K	6,222
57	A	Wilton	80	128.7/100K	823.7/100K	3,885
58	A	Machias	80	144.1/100K	624.4/100K	2,082
59	A	Winslow	76	149.1/100K	1068.5/100K	8,049
60	A	Rockland	75	85/100K	1870/100K	7,059
61	A	Farmington	75	126/100K	1409.4/100K	8,727
62	B	Westbrook	73	174.7/100K	1154.9/100K	20,608
63	B	Mechanic Falls	73	222.7/100K	604.5/100K	3,143
64	B	Livermore Falls	70	128.1/100K	1953.3/100K	3,123
65	B	Fairfield	69	122/100K	2196.1/100K	6,557
66	B	Rumford	67	165.7/100K	1872.7/100K	6,034
67	B	Thomaston	66	36.2/100K	3766.8/100K	2,761
68	B	Oxford	66	45.3/100K	3575.5/100K	4,419
69	B	Lewiston	62	244.5/100K	1529/100K	38,850
70	B	Sanford	61	156.6/100K	2627/100K	22,345
71	C	Waterville	59	142.3/100K	3023.7/100K	16,867
72	C	Ellsworth	59	204.3/100K	2349.1/100K	8,812
73	C	Presque Isle	59	219.9/100K	2175.4/100K	8,642
74	C	Auburn	57	215.7/100K	2428.3/100K	25,038
75	C	Skowhegan	56	137.9/100K	3712.6/100K	8,700
76	C	Bangor	54	161.4/100K	4237.6/100K	31,598
77	C	Portland	52	266.9/100K	2478.7/100K	69,310
78	C	Biddeford	48	313.8/100K	2348.7/100K	22,310
79	C	Augusta	45	250.5/100K	4091/100K	19,164

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Maine's overall crime safety grade?

Maine has an overall safety grade of A (score: 80/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 101.6 per 100K and property crime rate of 1149 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Maine have an A+ safety grade?

14 cities in Maine earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 47 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Maine?

Cape Elizabeth is the highest-rated city in Maine with an A+ grade (score: 96/100). Its violent crime rate is 20.8 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Maine grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (80/100 here, grade A).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (79 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Maine's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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