Ranking of Maine Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among Maine cities with a population of at least 10K, Biddeford had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (422.8), followed by Augusta (309.95), Lewiston (262.5), Portland (227.29), and Auburn (217.52).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, 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 2021
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Ranking of Maine Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Biddeford 422.80
2 Augusta 309.95
3 Lewiston 262.50
4 Portland 227.29
5 Auburn 217.52
6 South Portland 214.99
7 Waterville 210.00
8 Bangor 200.64
9 Sanford 187.79
10 Saco 157.71
11 Westbrook 149.09
12 Wells 109.59
13 Windham 94.15
14 Brunswick 87.14
15 Kennebunk 50.85
16 York 44.73
17 Scarborough 32.10
18 Orono 28.13
19 Gorham 27.58
20 Falmouth 7.95