Ranking of Maine Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Maine cities with a population of at least 10K, Biddeford had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (360.18), followed by Augusta (299.01), Portland (277.29), Lewiston (271.72), and Sanford (228.98).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Maine cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Maine, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Maine cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Maine Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Ranking of Maine Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Biddeford 360.18
2 Augusta 299.01
3 Portland 277.29
4 Lewiston 271.72
5 Sanford 228.98
6 South Portland 218.08
7 Waterville 193.68
8 Westbrook 183.19
9 Auburn 174.44
10 Bangor 150.88
11 Brunswick 140.02
12 Saco 139.67
13 Orono 78.95
14 York 69.14
15 Gorham 62.66
16 Kennebunk 61.37
17 Windham 55.02
18 Scarborough 39.58
19 Wells 38.88
20 Falmouth 32.63