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
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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.
- South Portland 63
South Portland
63 /100K
- Bangor
Bangor
161 /100K
- Auburn
Auburn
216 /100K
- Lewiston
Lewiston
245 /100K
- Portland
Portland
267 /100K
What this shows South Portland is the safest sizeable city in Maine, at 63.1 violent crimes per 100,000.
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.
- Portland
Portland
267 /100K
- Lewiston
Lewiston
245 /100K
- Auburn
Auburn
216 /100K
- Bangor
Bangor
161 /100K
- South Portland 63
South Portland
63 /100K
What this shows Portland reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Maine, at 266.9 per 100,000.
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.
| 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+ |
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.
- Cumberland 13
Cumberland
13 /100K
- York 18
York
18 /100K
- Penobscot 13
Penobscot
13 /100K
- Kennebec
Kennebec
24 /100K
- Androscoggin
Androscoggin
23 /100K
- Aroostook 15
Aroostook
15 /100K
- Oxford
Oxford
45 /100K
- Hancock
Hancock
22 /100K
Nationwide peers for Maine
Similar violent rate (~101.6/100K)
- New Hampshire · 111.9/100K violent
- Connecticut · 139/100K violent
- Mississippi · 142.7/100K violent
- Rhode Island · 154.6/100K violent
Similar property rate (~1,149/100K)
- Wisconsin · 1156.8/100K property
- Wyoming · 1187.7/100K property
- Massachusetts · 1101.2/100K property
- West Virginia · 1089.3/100K property
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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.
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