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Table 10

MAINE

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2019

[The data shown in this table do not reflect county totals but are the number of offenses reported by the sheriff's office or county police department.]

Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan County Violent
crime
Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Rape1 Robbery Aggravated
assault
Property
crime
Burglary Larceny-
theft
Motor
vehicle
theft
Arson
Metropolitan Counties Androscoggin 13 0 5 1 7 100 25 69 6 1
Cumberland 29 0 9 2 18 285 57 207 21 0
Penobscot 5 0 0 2 3 226 46 163 17 0
Sagadahoc2 8 0 1 1 6 58 17 36 5 1
York 20 0 4 4 12 291 70 209 12 0
Nonmetropolitan Counties Aroostook 6 0 0 0 6 77 25 48 4 0
Franklin 6 0 4 0 2 38 7 30 1 0
Hancock 4 0 1 0 3 72 16 49 7 0
Kennebec 21 0 4 1 16 174 51 117 6 0
Knox 5 0 0 0 5 156 21 122 13 1
Lincoln 25 0 19 0 6 128 29 92 7 0
Oxford 25 0 13 3 9 223 56 156 11 0
Piscataquis 4 0 2 0 2 45 10 32 3 0
Somerset 33 0 14 3 16 296 59 212 25 6
Waldo2 13 0 0 1 12 75 33 38 4 0
Washington 14 0 1 0 13 82 26 54 2 0
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using only the revised Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 Because of changes in the state/local agency's reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.