What is the safest city in Maine?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Cumberland is the safest city in Maine with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Maine?

Biddeford has the highest violent crime rate in Maine at 313.8 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Maine report crime data?

107 cities in Maine reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Maine (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Maine has 107 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 100.1 per 100K.

107

Cities Tracked

0.0

Safest City Rate

61.5

Median City Rate

313.8

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Maine

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Cumberland	8,845	0.0	260.0	A
2	Eliot	7,511	0.0	199.7	A
3	Belfast	7,111	0.0	632.8	A
4	Camden	5,221	0.0	1168.4	A
5	Hampden	8,057	12.4	471.6	A
6	Norway	5,356	18.7	1904.4	A
7	Cape Elizabeth	9,610	20.8	166.5	A
8	Gorham	18,344	21.8	398.0	A
9	South Berwick	7,847	25.5	420.5	A
10	Bar Harbor	7,538	26.5	477.6	A
11	Waldoboro	5,378	37.2	1004.1	B+
12	Sabattus	5,161	38.8	174.4	B+
13	Old Town	7,433	40.4	995.6	B+
14	Topsham	9,814	40.8	957.8	B+
15	Lisbon	9,731	41.1	626.9	B+
16	Brewer	9,639	41.5	1794.8	B+
17	Oakland	6,396	46.9	828.6	B+
18	Orono	12,641	47.5	102.8	B+
19	Winthrop	6,224	48.2	1124.7	B+
20	York	14,249	49.1	456.2	B+
21	Houlton	6,080	49.3	1513.2	B+
22	Kittery	11,031	54.4	1178.5	B+
23	Freeport	8,795	56.9	1057.4	B+
24	East Millinocket	6,860	58.3	830.9	B+
25	Bucksport	5,039	59.5	535.8	B+

Most Dangerous Cities in Maine

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Biddeford	22,310	313.8	9.0	D
2	Portland	69,310	266.9	7.2	D
3	Augusta	19,164	250.5	5.2	D+
4	Lewiston	38,850	244.5	2.6	D+
5	Presque Isle	8,642	219.9	0.0	D+
6	Auburn	25,038	215.7	4.0	D+
7	Ellsworth	8,812	204.3	0.0	D+
8	Westbrook	20,608	174.7	4.8	C
9	North Berwick	5,275	170.6	0.0	C
10	Rumford	6,034	165.7	0.0	C
11	Bangor	31,598	161.4	15.8	C
12	Sanford	22,345	156.6	0.0	C
13	Winslow	8,049	149.1	0.0	C
14	Waterville	16,867	142.3	17.8	C+
15	Skowhegan	8,700	137.9	0.0	C+

All 107 Cities in Maine

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 107 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Cumberland	8,845	0.0	A
2	Eliot	7,511	0.0	A
3	Belfast	7,111	0.0	A
4	Camden	5,221	0.0	A
5	Lincoln	4,872	0.0	A
6	Dover-Foxcroft	4,579	0.0	A
7	Monmouth	4,244	0.0	A
8	Madawaska	3,863	0.0	A
9	Richmond	3,588	0.0	A
10	Hallowell	2,629	0.0	A
11	Phippsburg	2,222	0.0	A
12	Southwest Harbor	1,849	0.0	A
13	Veazie	1,824	0.0	A
14	Greenville	1,677	0.0	A
15	Limestone	1,524	0.0	A
16	Milbridge	1,395	0.0	A
17	Rangeley	1,321	0.0	A
18	Eastport	1,305	0.0	A
19	Ashland	1,208	0.0	A
20	Carrabassett Valley	710	0.0	A
21	Islesboro	596	0.0	A
22	Winter Harbor	478	0.0	A
23	Hampden	8,057	12.4	A
24	Norway	5,356	18.7	A
25	Cape Elizabeth	9,610	20.8	A
26	Gorham	18,344	21.8	A
27	Fort Kent	4,273	23.4	A
28	Pittsfield	3,939	25.4	A
29	South Berwick	7,847	25.5	A
30	Bar Harbor	7,538	26.5	A
31	Kennebunkport	3,718	26.9	A
32	Fryeburg	3,589	27.9	A
33	Thomaston	2,761	36.2	B+
34	Waldoboro	5,378	37.2	B+
35	Sabattus	5,161	38.8	B+
36	Old Town	7,433	40.4	B+
37	Topsham	9,814	40.8	B+
38	Lisbon	9,731	41.1	B+
39	Brewer	9,639	41.5	B+
40	Milo	2,400	41.7	B+
41	Oxford	4,419	45.3	B+
42	Oakland	6,396	46.9	B+
43	Boothbay Harbor	2,108	47.4	B+
44	Orono	12,641	47.5	B+
45	Winthrop	6,224	48.2	B+
46	York	14,249	49.1	B+
47	Houlton	6,080	49.3	B+
48	Wiscasset	3,926	50.9	B+
49	Kittery	11,031	54.4	B+
50	Freeport	8,795	56.9	B+
51	Holden	3,439	58.2	B+
52	East Millinocket	6,860	58.3	B+
53	Bucksport	5,039	59.5	B+
54	Falmouth	13,004	61.5	B+
55	Scarborough	24,147	62.1	B+
56	Ogunquit	1,606	62.3	B+
57	South Portland	26,931	63.1	B+
58	Newport	3,162	63.3	B+
59	Calais	3,140	63.7	B+
60	Washburn	1,523	65.7	B+
61	Kennebunk	12,040	66.4	B+
62	Caribou	7,461	67.0	B+
63	Bath	8,871	67.6	B
64	Bridgton	5,772	69.3	B
65	Brunswick	22,662	70.6	B
66	Paris	5,429	73.7	B
67	Searsport	2,658	75.2	B
68	Baileyville	1,322	75.6	B
69	Dexter	3,816	78.6	B
70	Saco	21,144	80.4	B
71	Rockport	3,687	81.4	B
72	Wells	12,027	83.1	B
73	Windham	20,064	84.7	B
74	Rockland	7,059	85.0	B
75	Damariscotta	2,307	86.7	B
76	Yarmouth	9,036	88.5	B
77	Clinton	3,390	88.5	B
78	Millinocket	4,226	94.7	B
79	Old Orchard Beach	9,503	105.2	C+
80	Jay	4,665	107.2	C+
81	Gardiner	6,222	112.5	C+
82	Gouldsboro	1,746	114.5	C+
83	Buxton	8,591	116.4	C+
84	Berwick	8,364	119.6	C+
85	Fairfield	6,557	122.0	C+
86	Farmington	8,727	126.0	C+
87	Livermore Falls	3,123	128.1	C+
88	Wilton	3,885	128.7	C+
89	Skowhegan	8,700	137.9	C+
90	Waterville	16,867	142.3	C+
91	Machias	2,082	144.1	C+
92	Winslow	8,049	149.1	C
93	Fort Fairfield	3,343	149.6	C
94	Sanford	22,345	156.6	C
95	Bangor	31,598	161.4	C
96	Rumford	6,034	165.7	C
97	North Berwick	5,275	170.6	C
98	Westbrook	20,608	174.7	C
99	Ellsworth	8,812	204.3	D+
100	Auburn	25,038	215.7	D+
101	Presque Isle	8,642	219.9	D+
102	Mechanic Falls	3,143	222.7	D+
103	Lewiston	38,850	244.5	D+
104	Mexico	2,822	248.1	D+
105	Augusta	19,164	250.5	D+
106	Portland	69,310	266.9	D
107	Biddeford	22,310	313.8	D

Crime Composition in Maine

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Maine.

Agg. Assault: 54.3%

Robbery: 13.0%

Rape: 30.2%

Murder: 2.5%

State violent crime rate: 100.1/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (72% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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