Crime in Maine: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Maine since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

93.2 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
939.1 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
20murders2025: 1.4 per 100,000.

Maine since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Maine 053106159213 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Maine 01096219132874383 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20251,31993.22015575313,287939.11,112839
20241,438102.33315578416,1201,147.31,4051,147
20231,453103.86016479515,7981,128.71,5641,118
20221,462105.53014083716,9221,221.51,615997
20211,555112.92016185215,6211,134.21,739897
20201,466108.62217078815,6101,156.22,009862
20191,562116.12219282816,7911,247.72,360726
20181,500112.02322880218,2011,359.22,712777
20171,610120.62324986820,1421,508.73,337793
20161,649124.02026894821,9081,646.94,001776
20151,726129.82331193124,3611,832.44,694814
20141,698127.62130488926,4271,986.65,035801
20131,761132.52433590730,4542,292.06,480911
20121,626122.42642080833,3982,514.07,476991
20111,638123.32637084833,8292,546.37,8651,078
20101,621122.12441279632,9002,478.67,364989
20091,580119.92639978031,7062,405.16,7291,022
20081,572119.43133382932,4332,463.76,5591,179
20071,565118.82034980432,2492,448.36,7451,276
20061,533116.02338378633,6582,546.86,8461,347
20051,483112.51932381531,8892,419.16,3231,348
20041,364103.71828974231,7402,413.76,3411,303
20031,422108.61628976332,0782,450.26,5791,456
20021,396107.81427073532,9852,547.36,9651,429
20011,435111.71926482633,1542,581.16,8981,671
20001,397109.61524781532,0032,510.26,7751,322
19991,404112.02524389734,6182,762.77,5321,694
19981,566125.9262631,05236,2612,914.98,2951,509
19971,500120.82525796437,3963,011.08,2411,642
19961,553124.92529297640,6363,269.29,3031,776
19951,631131.4253341,00739,1323,153.39,0151,673
19941,611129.92827898738,9713,142.88,9381,776
19931,558125.72026494537,5193,028.28,9091,665
19921,616130.9212881,01341,9003,392.710,1561,778
19911,631132.1152801,06644,9003,635.611,1462,017
19901,759143.2303081,17943,6473,554.510,1062,169
19891,676137.2392931,11542,1163,446.59,8102,239
19881,898157.4373111,32641,2493,420.39,8522,469
19871,806152.1303041,28640,1223,380.19,1482,058
19861,726147.0233281,20138,9093,314.29,4331,928
19851,950167.5282841,47140,7893,504.210,6071,922
19841,832158.5203051,35238,9443,368.910,2671,866
19831,829159.6243111,30140,3573,521.611,4151,920
19821,847163.0243451,32641,8843,696.711,8622,159
19812,214195.6363681,66545,8204,047.714,0812,194
19802,173193.4323461,65046,9044,174.213,2912,462
19792,221202.5313491,71045,0304,104.812,5922,610

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes. FBI notes: 1999: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 1999 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. The Maine Department of Public Safety forwarded monthly January through October crime counts for each law enforcement contributor; since 12 months of data were not received, the national Program estimated for the missing data following standard estimation procedures to arrive at a 1999 state total.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Androscoggin County2025167.71,176.57
Aroostook County202564.2576.211
Cumberland County2024110.31,123.316
Franklin County2025105.6706.96
Hancock County202523.0567.910
Kennebec County202575.81,177.511
Knox County202444.91,148.66
Lincoln County202492.1601.75
Oxford County202561.3835.49
Penobscot County202568.71,060.517
Piscataquis County202526.5603.66
Sagadahoc County202445.0575.05
Somerset County202498.81,487.36
Waldo County202320.2238.26
Washington County202569.2392.19
York County202590.9842.317

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Maine?
In 2025, 93.2 violent and 939.1 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Maine (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Maine?
20 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 1.4 per 100,000.

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