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Table 8

MAINE

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2015

City Population Violent
crime
Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Rape
(revised
definition)1
Rape
(legacy
definition)2
Robbery Aggravated
assault
Property
crime
Burglary Larceny-
theft
Motor
vehicle
theft
Arson
Ashland 1,241 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 4 2 0
Auburn 22,880 23 0 7 4 12 727 88 620 19 2
Augusta 18,608 80 1 14 20 45 950 142 794 14 4
Baileyville 1,455 1 0 0 0 1 16 4 10 2 1
Bangor 32,455 56 1 5 19 31 1,276 173 1,086 17 5
Bar Harbor 5,328 5 0 4 0 1 82 6 73 3 0
Bath 8,284 4 0 0 0 4 188 14 169 5 1
Belfast 6,680 8 0 4 0 4 218 59 147 12 0
Berwick 7,552 4 0 1 1 2 105 38 63 4 2
Biddeford 21,355 103 0 14 26 63 1,012 131 866 15 4
Boothbay Harbor 2,173 7 2 0 0 5 26 1 24 1 0
Brewer 9,279 4 0 0 1 3 207 14 191 2 0
Bridgton 5,378 8 0 2 1 5 187 53 123 11 0
Brownville 1,197 1 0 0 0 1 15 4 11 0 0
Brunswick 20,490 20 0 6 2 12 340 50 279 11 1
Bucksport 4,944 9 0 1 0 8 66 16 49 1 0
Buxton 8,169 11 0 3 2 6 90 19 64 7 1
Calais 2,976 4 0 2 0 2 120 15 105 0 0
Camden 4,836 2 0 0 0 2 32 4 26 2 1
Cape Elizabeth 9,230 0 0 0 0 0 86 23 62 1 0
Caribou 7,799 4 1 0 1 2 147 22 113 12 2
Carrabassett Valley 776 0 0 0 0 0 28 3 25 0 0
Clinton 3,349 6 0 2 0 4 36 12 23 1 0
Cumberland 7,641 0 0 0 0 0 18 6 6 6 0
Damariscotta 2,214 7 0 3 1 3 45 11 34 0 0
Dexter 3,812 2 0 0 0 2 61 6 54 1 0
Dixfield 2,472 1 0 0 1 0 44 17 24 3 0
Dover-Foxcroft 4,018 10 0 1 0 9 86 19 65 2 1
East Millinocket 3,002 0 0 0 0 0 52 6 45 1 0
Eastport 1,258 3 1 2 0 0 20 4 14 2 0
Eliot 6,322 4 0 2 0 2 18 5 13 0 0
Ellsworth 7,870 13 0 3 2 8 303 48 250 5 0
Fairfield 6,527 15 0 3 5 7 220 31 181 8 0
Falmouth 11,874 4 0 0 1 3 129 29 96 4 1
Farmington 7,579 6 0 5 0 1 105 17 87 1 0
Fort Fairfield 3,381 2 0 0 0 2 49 7 39 3 0
Fort Kent 3,992 3 0 0 0 3 23 4 17 2 0
Freeport 8,314 8 0 1 5 2 152 15 135 2 0
Fryeburg 3,387 9 1 2 1 5 32 8 24 0 1
Gardiner 5,646 5 0 3 1 1 184 19 159 6 0
Gorham 17,190 7 0 0 1 6 180 60 115 5 1
Gouldsboro 1,741 0 0 0 0 0 28 7 19 2 0
Greenville 1,596 2 0 0 0 2 27 6 20 1 0
Hallowell 2,318 1 0 0 0 1 36 5 30 1 0
Hampden 7,427 3 0 3 0 0 53 8 45 0 0
Holden 3,094 0 0 0 0 0 39 12 25 2 0
Houlton 5,903 9 1 4 1 3 193 17 171 5 1
Islesboro 568 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 5 1 0
Jay 4,770 9 0 5 1 3 61 17 40 4 0
Kennebunk 11,185 4 0 0 0 4 77 13 62 2 0
Kennebunkport 3,571 4 0 1 0 3 33 3 28 2 0
Kittery 9,689 10 0 1 2 7 121 11 110 0 1
Lewiston 36,232 68 0 22 20 26 732 180 511 41 4
Limestone 2,224 1 0 0 0 1 14 6 8 0 0
Lincoln 5,058 3 0 2 0 1 116 25 88 3 0
Lisbon 8,854 10 0 6 0 4 121 24 93 4 0
Livermore Falls 3,134 4 0 0 2 2 39 10 28 1 0
Machias 2,112 7 0 2 1 4 48 16 31 1 0
Madawaska 3,860 5 0 0 0 5 58 8 49 1 0
Madison 4,670 2 0 0 0 2 68 8 57 3 0
Mechanic Falls 3,003 6 0 1 0 5 31 2 29 0 0
Mexico 2,594 13 0 10 1 2 191 34 155 2 2
Milbridge 1,294 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 0 0
Millinocket 4,378 5 1 0 0 4 50 15 33 2 0
Milo 2,258 5 0 0 0 5 31 4 27 0 0
Monmouth 4,062 2 0 1 0 1 29 11 17 1 0
Mount Desert 2,073 0 0 0 0 0 39 2 36 1 0
Newport 3,242 2 0 0 1 1 62 12 49 1 0
North Berwick 4,668 1 0 0 0 1 44 20 23 1 1
Norway 4,925 11 0 7 0 4 107 21 84 2 0
Oakland 6,212 8 3 3 0 2 73 17 54 2 2
Ogunquit 917 2 0 0 0 2 29 4 25 0 0
Old Orchard Beach 8,790 17 0 3 2 12 266 43 211 12 4
Old Town 7,658 6 0 1 2 3 164 19 142 3 1
Orono 10,753 6 0 1 1 4 164 21 140 3 0
Oxford 4,040 5 0 1 0 4 172 14 157 1 0
Paris 5,097 3 0 2 1 0 79 19 57 3 0
Phippsburg 2,225 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 10 1 0
Pittsfield 4,063 0 0 0 0 0 34 6 28 0 0
Portland 66,816 215 2 33 99 81 2,022 266 1,687 69 2
Presque Isle 9,232 20 0 6 8 6 248 36 203 9 1
Rangeley 1,160 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 6 3 0
Richmond 3,377 4 0 0 2 2 16 7 9 0 0
Rockland 7,202 1 0 0 0 1 198 27 167 4 1
Rockport 3,368 1 0 0 0 1 16 4 12 0 0
Rumford 5,664 8 0 6 1 1 262 55 205 2 5
Sabattus 5,059 8 0 2 0 6 51 22 23 6 1
Saco 19,146 28 1 7 7 13 402 53 332 17 1
Sanford 20,936 49 0 14 8 27 723 113 583 27 5
Scarborough 19,682 11 0 5 2 4 374 32 339 3 1
Searsport 2,629 1 0 1 0 0 31 15 15 1 0
Skowhegan 8,424 21 0 12 0 9 399 35 352 12 5
South Berwick 7,340 12 0 1 1 10 44 12 31 1 0
South Portland 25,540 24 0 9 4 11 602 57 528 17 3
Southwest Harbor 1,773 0 0 0 0 0 40 3 35 2 0
Thomaston 2,766 1 0 0 0 1 89 6 82 1 0
Topsham 8,703 2 0 0 0 2 117 18 95 4 0
Van Buren 2,065 1 0 1 0 0 29 1 26 2 0
Veazie 1,875 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 0 0
Waldoboro 5,004 4 0 1 1 2 57 19 36 2 0
Washburn 1,602 1 0 1 0 0 20 6 13 1 0
Waterville 16,300 43 0 11 8 24 718 61 638 19 2
Wells 10,118 6 0 2 2 2 111 42 64 5 0
Westbrook 17,989 54 0 12 10 32 410 63 330 17 1
Willimantic 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wilton 3,973 4 0 0 0 4 38 7 27 4 0
Windham 17,740 7 0 0 1 6 295 42 250 3 1
Winslow 7,602 7 0 2 0 5 82 18 63 1 1
Winter Harbor 516 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 6 1 0
Winthrop 5,962 4 0 2 0 2 112 40 72 0 0
Wiscasset 3,660 2 0 0 0 2 51 14 36 1 0
Yarmouth 8,552 2 0 1 0 1 67 19 46 2 0
York 12,870 7 0 2 1 4 151 23 122 6 0
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.

Data Declaration

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