State crime profile · 2024

Maine Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 101 cities and 16 of 16 counties in Maine (ME), ranked safest to most dangerous from 129 reporting agencies.

Data updated 2026-09-05

101.6
Violent / 100K
1,149
Property / 100K
101
Cities
16
Counties

Maine violent crime is 101.6 per 100,000, 71% below the U.S. average

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Maine records 101.6 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 71% below the national average (about the 1st-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.

  • 101.6 violent crimes per 100K
  • -71% vs. the U.S. average
  • 1st safest of 51 states & DC
  • 1,149 property crimes per 100K

How safe is Maine? FBI UCR data snapshot

Maine (ME) reported 1,427 violent crimes and 16,143 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 129 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 101.6 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1149 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 1,405,012. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 101 Maine cities and 16 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Maine below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 120.6 to 101.6 per 100,000, a decline of 15.8%. City-level detail pages within Maine include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

How Maine ranks nationally

Maine vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

102 Safer than 98% among 51 U.S. states

ME 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 1,405,012 1,427 101.6 16,143 1149
2023 1,395,722 1,455 104.2 15,969 1144.1
2022 1,385,340 1,467 105.9 17,076 1232.6
2021 1,372,247 1,560 113.7 15,873 1156.7
2020 1,350,141 1,490 110.4 15,870 1175.4
2019 1,344,212 1,565 116.4 16,951 1261
2018 1,338,404 1,500 112.1 18,309 1368
2017 1,335,907 1,610 120.5 20,295 1519.2
2016 1,331,479 1,647 123.7 22,111 1660.6
2015 1,329,328 1,642 123.5 24,453 1839.5
2014 1,330,089 1,604 120.6 26,530 1994.6

Cities in Maine

Safest cities in Maine

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows South Portland is the safest sizeable city in Maine, at 63.1 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Maine

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Portland reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Maine, at 266.9 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Portland is both volume #1 and rate #1 among 5 Maine cities with 25,000+ residents in FBI UCR 2024. That non-invert is disclosed, not hidden.

Maine's largest cities, violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 5 cities; the anchor is ringed. Maine's largest cities, violent vs. property crime 57 288 Violent crime per 100K → 1,034 4,577 Property crime per 100K → Portland Lewiston Bangor South Portland SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME PROPERTY-HEAVY VIOLENT-HEAVY Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Maine's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
Read the chart as a list
  • Portland: 267 violent, 2479 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Lewiston: 245 violent, 1529 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Bangor: 161 violent, 4238 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • South Portland: 63 violent, 1370 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Auburn: 216 violent, 2428 property per 100,000 (grade C)
A

Maine safety livability score: 92/100

Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.

  • Violent crime rate

    101.6/100K · A (98th percentile)

  • Property crime rate

    1149/100K · B (84th percentile)

  • Murder rate

    N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed

City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Portland 69,310
266.9
C
Lewiston 38,850
244.5
B
Bangor 31,598
161.4
C
South Portland 26,931
63.1
A
Auburn 25,038
215.7
C
Scarborough 24,147
62.1
A
Brunswick 22,662
70.6
A
Sanford 22,345
156.6
B
Biddeford 22,310
313.8
C
Saco 21,144
80.4
A
Westbrook 20,608
174.7
B
Windham 20,064
84.7
A
Augusta 19,164
250.5
C
Gorham 18,344
21.8
A+
Waterville 16,867
142.3
C
York 14,249
49.1
A+
Falmouth 13,004
61.5
A
Orono 12,641
47.5
A+
Kennebunk 12,040
66.4
A
Wells 12,027
83.1
A
Kittery 11,031
54.4
A
Topsham 9,814
40.8
A
Lisbon 9,731
41.1
A+
Brewer 9,639
41.5
A
Cape Elizabeth 9,610
20.8
A+
Old Orchard Beach 9,503
105.2
A
Yarmouth 9,036
88.5
A
Bath 8,871
67.6
A
Cumberland 8,845
0
A+
Ellsworth 8,812
204.3
C
Freeport 8,795
56.9
A
Farmington 8,727
126
A
Skowhegan 8,700
137.9
C
Presque Isle 8,642
219.9
C
Buxton 8,591
116.4
A
Berwick 8,364
119.6
A
Hampden 8,057
12.4
A+
Winslow 8,049
149.1
A
South Berwick 7,847
25.5
A+
Bar Harbor 7,538
26.5
A+
Eliot 7,511
0
A+
Old Town 7,433
40.4
A
Belfast 7,111
0
A+
Rockland 7,059
85
A
East Millinocket 6,860
58.3
A
Fairfield 6,557
122
B
Oakland 6,396
46.9
A
Winthrop 6,224
48.2
A
Gardiner 6,222
112.5
A
Houlton 6,080
49.3
A
Rumford 6,034
165.7
B
Bridgton 5,772
69.3
A
Paris 5,429
73.7
A
Waldoboro 5,378
37.2
A
Norway 5,356
18.7
A
North Berwick 5,275
170.6
A
Camden 5,221
0
A+
Sabattus 5,161
38.8
A+
Bucksport 5,039
59.5
A
Lincoln 4,872
0
A+
Jay 4,665
107.2
A
Dover-Foxcroft 4,579
0
A+
Oxford 4,419
45.3
B
Fort Kent 4,273
23.4
A+
Monmouth 4,244
0
A+
Pittsfield 3,939
25.4
A
Wiscasset 3,926
50.9
A
Wilton 3,885
128.7
A
Madawaska 3,863
0
A+
Dexter 3,816
78.6
A
Kennebunkport 3,718
26.9
A+
Rockport 3,687
81.4
A
Fryeburg 3,589
27.9
A
Richmond 3,588
0
A+
Holden 3,439
58.2
A+
Clinton 3,390
88.5
A
Fort Fairfield 3,343
149.6
A
Newport 3,162
63.3
A
Mechanic Falls 3,143
222.7
B
Calais 3,140
63.7
A
Livermore Falls 3,123
128.1
B
Thomaston 2,761
36.2
B
Hallowell 2,629
0
A+
Milo 2,400
41.7
A
Damariscotta 2,307
86.7
A
Phippsburg 2,222
0
A+
Boothbay Harbor 2,108
47.4
A+
Machias 2,082
144.1
A
Southwest Harbor 1,849
0
A+
Veazie 1,824
0
A+
Gouldsboro 1,746
114.5
A
Greenville 1,677
0
A+
Ogunquit 1,606
62.3
A
Milbridge 1,395
0
A+
Baileyville 1,322
75.6
A+
Rangeley 1,321
0
A+
Eastport 1,305
0
A+
Ashland 1,208
0
A+
Carrabassett Valley 710
0
A+
Islesboro 596
0
A+
Showing the 100 largest of 101 reporting cities. Browse all 101 cities → Or see the safest and most dangerous rankings.

Counties in Maine

All 16 Census county-equivalents in Maine appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.

Largest counties in Maine, violent crime per 100K

Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Androscoggin
Aroostook
Cumberland
Franklin
Hancock
Kennebec
Knox
Lincoln
Oxford
Penobscot
Piscataquis
Sagadahoc
Somerset
Waldo
Washington
York

Nationwide peers for Maine

Similar violent rate (~101.6/100K)

Similar property rate (~1,149/100K)

Nearby States

Kentucky
KY
Louisiana
LA
Maryland
MD
Massachusetts
MA
Michigan
MI

Safest cities · Most dangerous · Trends · National rankings · Crime grades · Compare · Methodology

Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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