CrimeTally

Maine crime rate

The FBI's estimate of reported crime in Maine, every year since 1979, with the math shown.

Violent crime · 2025

93.2 per 100,000 people

The FBI estimates 1,319 violent crimes were reported in Maine in 2025, for a population of 1,414,874. That works out to 93.2 for every 100,000 people. Its estimate for the whole United States that year is 327.6.

1,319 ÷ 1,414,874 × 100,000 = 93.2

Property crime · 2025

939.1 per 100,000 people

The FBI estimates 13,287 property crimes were reported in Maine in 2025, for a population of 1,414,874. That works out to 939.1 for every 100,000 people. Its estimate for the whole United States that year is 1,534.8.

13,287 ÷ 1,414,874 × 100,000 = 939.1

In 2025, 127 of Maine's 160 police agencies (79%) sent the FBI data. Where agencies did not report, or reported part of a year, the FBI filled in the gap by its own method, so these are the FBI's estimates, not a count of reports. They count crimes reported to police, not all crime, and say nothing about any one city, street or home.

Estimated offenses in 2025

OffenseFBI estimatePer 100,000
Violent crime1,31993.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter201.4
Rape (revised definition)39127.6
Robbery15511.0
Aggravated assault75353.2
Property crime13,287939.1
Burglary1,11278.6
Larceny-theft11,336801.2
Motor vehicle theft83959.3

Violent crime is murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft. The FBI's state estimates do not include arson.

Every year on file, 1979 to 2025

YearPopulationViolent · rateProperty · rateAgencies reporting
20251,414,8741,319 · 93.213,287 · 939.179%
20241,405,0121,438 · 102.316,120 · 1,147.380%
20231,399,6461,453 · 103.815,798 · 1,128.782%
20221,385,3401,462 · 105.516,922 · 1,221.582%
20211,377,2381,555 · 112.915,621 · 1,134.282%
20201,350,1411,466 · 108.615,610 · 1,156.283%
20191,345,7701,562 · 116.116,791 · 1,247.784%
20181,339,0571,500 · 112.018,201 · 1,359.284%
20171,335,0631,610 · 120.620,142 · 1,508.784%
20161,330,2321,649 · 124.021,908 · 1,646.989%
20151,329,4531,726 · 129.824,361 · 1,832.489%
20141,330,2561,698 · 127.626,427 · 1,986.689%
20131,328,7021,761 · 132.530,454 · 2,292.090%
20121,328,5011,626 · 122.433,398 · 2,514.091%
20111,328,5441,638 · 123.333,829 · 2,546.390%
20101,327,3791,621 · 122.132,900 · 2,478.690%
20091,318,3011,580 · 119.931,706 · 2,405.191%
20081,316,4561,572 · 119.432,433 · 2,463.791%
20071,317,2071,565 · 118.832,249 · 2,448.391%
20061,321,5741,533 · 116.033,658 · 2,546.891%
20051,318,2201,483 · 112.531,889 · 2,419.182%
20041,314,9851,364 · 103.731,740 · 2,413.789%
20031,309,2051,422 · 108.632,078 · 2,450.283%
20021,294,8941,396 · 107.832,985 · 2,547.390%
20011,284,4701,435 · 111.733,154 · 2,581.190%
20001,274,9231,397 · 109.632,003 · 2,510.290%
1999 *1,253,0401,404 · 112.034,618 · 2,762.791%
19981,244,0001,566 · 125.936,261 · 2,914.992%
19971,242,0001,500 · 120.837,396 · 3,011.093%
19961,243,0001,553 · 124.940,636 · 3,269.291%
19951,241,0001,631 · 131.439,132 · 3,153.390%
19941,240,0001,611 · 129.938,971 · 3,142.891%
19931,239,0001,558 · 125.737,519 · 3,028.290%
19921,235,0001,616 · 130.941,900 · 3,392.792%
19911,235,0001,631 · 132.144,900 · 3,635.696%
19901,227,9281,759 · 143.243,647 · 3,554.596%
19891,222,0001,676 · 137.242,116 · 3,446.594%
19881,206,0001,898 · 157.441,249 · 3,420.395%
19871,187,0001,806 · 152.140,122 · 3,380.195%
19861,174,0001,726 · 147.038,909 · 3,314.294%
19851,164,0001,950 · 167.540,789 · 3,504.294%
19841,156,0001,832 · 158.538,944 · 3,368.994%
19831,146,0001,829 · 159.640,357 · 3,521.695%
19821,133,0001,847 · 163.041,884 · 3,696.794%
19811,132,0002,214 · 195.645,820 · 4,047.796%
19801,123,6702,173 · 193.446,904 · 4,174.296%
19791,097,0002,221 · 202.545,030 · 4,104.896%

Each cell is the FBI's estimated count, then the rate per 100,000 people. “Agencies reporting” is the share of the state's police agencies that sent the FBI data that year; the lower it is, the more of the estimate rests on the FBI's method. From 2013 the rape count uses the FBI's revised definition, which raised violent crime totals, so years before and after 2013 are not directly comparable.

The FBI's notes on Maine

  • 1999: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 1999 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. The Maine Department of Public Safety forwarded monthly January through October crime counts for each law enforcement contributor; since 12 months of data were not received, the national Program estimated for the missing data following standard estimation procedures to arrive at a 1999 state total.

Reported crime by agency in Maine

For what each police department or sheriff's office in Maine actually reported, with no estimates at all, see the A to Z list of Maine agencies.

How this is worked out

Estimated offenses ÷ population × 100,000. Both figures come from the FBI's estimated crimes file on the Crime Data Explorer downloads page; the share of agencies reporting comes from the FBI's participation file there. CrimeTally does not estimate anything itself and does not rank states. Read the full method and its limits.

Informational only, not professional advice. Last reviewed: September 2026.