Maine Crime
Index
Rates Per 100,000
Inhabitants
Forcible
Aggravated
Larceny-
Vehicle
Year
Population
Index
Violent
Property
Murder
Rape
Robbery
assault
Burglary
Theft
Theft
1960
969,265
1,188.2
29.8
1,158.4
1.7
5.0
7.9
15.3
278.8
756.7
123.0
1961
992,000
1,114.8
33.7
1,081.1
1.6
5.8
8.8
17.4
299.3
705.8
76.0
1962
999,000
1,191.1
27.7
1,163.4
1.4
2.8
7.8
15.7
307.6
766.1
89.7
1963
982,000
1,173.3
31.2
1,142.2
1.9
3.7
6.5
19.0
302.6
737.9
101.6
1964
989,000
1,402.1
51.2
1,351.0
1.5
7.8
7.6
34.3
372.9
866.8
111.2
1965
993,000
1,416.1
44.0
1,372.1
2.1
4.3
4.0
33.5
404.9
873.2
94.0
1966
983,000
1,427.2
49.4
1,377.7
2.2
4.9
5.9
36.4
364.0
907.1
106.6
1967
973,000
1,622.9
63.8
1,559.1
0.4
6.0
9.7
47.8
457.6
990.4
111.1
1968
979,000
1,682.1
64.7
1,617.5
3.0
6.7
8.8
46.2
513.7
970.1
133.7
1969
978,000
1,941.2
74.9
1,866.3
1.6
5.9
11.3
56.0
580.0
1,142.7
143.6
1970
993,663
2,060.0
89.3
1,970.7
1.5
7.0
12.6
68.1
638.5
1,179.6
152.6
1971
1,003,000
2,316.3
90.0
2,226.2
2.0
7.4
14.4
66.3
750.6
1,327.8
147.8
1972
1,029,000
2,590.6
111.1
2,479.5
5.3
7.8
21.1
76.9
792.5
1,524.6
162.4
1973
1,028,000
2,842.4
122.4
2,720.0
2.1
7.8
20.7
91.7
973.4
1,566.8
179.8
1974
1,047,000
3,600.2
137.5
3,462.7
2.9
8.7
27.9
98.1
1,318.9
1,946.0
197.7
1975
1,059,000
3,959.6
219.5
3,740.1
2.8
10.4
36.4
169.8
1,361.5
2,167.9
210.8
1976
1,070,000
4,084.4
220.0
3,864.4
2.7
9.9
37.9
169.4
1,313.2
2,337.5
213.7
1977
1,085,000
4,075.4
224.7
3,850.7
2.4
13.5
38.7
170.0
1,253.1
2,350.7
246.9
1978
1,091,000
4,138.5
207.7
3,930.8
2.7
11.1
32.9
161.0
1,241.2
2,436.2
253.3
1979
1,097,000
4,307.3
202.5
4,104.8
2.8
11.9
31.8
155.9
1,147.9
2,719.1
237.9
1980
1,123,670
4,367.6
193.4
4,174.2
2.8
12.9
30.8
146.8
1,182.8
2,772.3
219.1
1981
1,132,000
4,243.3
195.6
4,047.7
3.2
12.8
32.5
147.1
1,243.9
2,610.0
193.8
1982
1,133,000
3,859.8
163.0
3,696.7
2.1
13.4
30.5
117.0
1,047.0
2,459.2
190.6
1983
1,146,000
3,681.2
159.6
3,521.6
2.1
16.8
27.1
113.5
996.1
2,357.9
167.5
1984
1,156,000
3,527.3
158.5
3,368.9
1.7
13.4
26.4
117.0
888.1
2,319.3
161.4
1985
1,164,000
3,671.7
167.5
3,504.2
2.4
14.3
24.4
126.4
911.3
2,427.8
165.1
1986
1,174,000
3,461.2
147.0
3,314.2
2.0
14.8
27.9
102.3
803.5
2,346.5
164.2
1987
1,187,000
3,532.3
152.1
3,380.1
2.5
15.7
25.6
108.3
770.7
2,436.1
173.4
1988
1,206,000
3,577.7
157.4
3,420.3
3.1
18.6
25.8
110.0
816.9
2,398.7
204.7
1989
1,222,000
3,583.6
137.2
3,446.5
3.2
18.7
24.0
91.2
802.8
2,460.5
183.2
1990
1,227,928
3,697.8
143.2
3,554.5
2.4
19.7
25.1
96.0
823.0
2,554.9
176.6
1991
1,235,000
3,767.7
132.1
3,635.6
1.2
21.9
22.7
86.3
902.5
2,569.8
163.3
1992
1,235,000
3,523.6
130.9
3,392.7
1.7
23.8
23.3
82.0
822.3
2,426.4
144.0
1993
1,239,000
3,153.9
125.7
3,028.2
1.6
26.6
21.3
76.3
719.0
2,174.7
134.4
1994
1,240,000
3,272.7
129.9
3,142.8
2.3
25.6
22.4
79.6
720.8
2,278.8
143.2
1995
1,241,000
3,284.7
131.4
3,153.3
2.0
21.4
26.9
81.1
726.4
2,292.0
134.8
1996
1,243,000
3,394.1
124.9
3,269.2
2.0
20.9
23.5
78.5
748.4
2,377.9
142.9
1997
1,242,000
3,131.7
120.8
3,011.0
2.0
20.5
20.7
77.6
663.5
2,215.2
132.2
1998
1,244,000
3,040.7
125.8
2,914.9
2.0
18.1
21.1
84.6
666.8
2,126.8
121.3
1999
1,253,040
2,874.8
112.0
2,762.7
2.0
19.1
19.4
71.6
601.1
2,026.4
135.2
2000
1,274,923
2,619.8
109.6
2,510.2
1.2
25.1
19.4
63.9
531.4
1,875.1
103.7
2001
1,284,470
2,692.9
111.7
2,581.1
1.5
25.4
20.6
64.3
537.0
1,914.0
130.1
2002
1,294,894
2,655.1
107.8
2,547.3
1.1
29.1
20.9
56.8
537.9
1,899.1
110.4
2003
1,309,205
2,558.8
108.6
2,450.2
1.2
27.0
22.1
58.3
502.5
1.836.5
111.2
2004
1,314,985
2,517.4
103.7
2,413.7
1.4
24.0
22.0
56.4
482.2
1,832.4
99.1
2005
1,318,220
2,531.6
112.5
2,419.1
1.4
24.7
24.5
61.8
479.7
1,837.2
102.3
2006
1,321,574
2,634.2
115.5
2,518.7
1.7
25.7
29.1
59.0
512.9
1,904.3
101.4
In
the year 2000 Maine had an estimated population of 1,274,923 which
ranked the state as having the 40th in population. For that year the
State of Maine had a total Crime Index of 2,619.8 reported incidents
per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 46th highest
total Crime Index. For Violent Crime Maine had a reported incident rate
of 109.6 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 49th
highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes
against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 2,510.2 per
100,000 people, which ranked as the state 46th highest. Also in the
year 2000 Maine had 1.2 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the state
as having the 48th highest rate for Murder. Maine’s 25.1
reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people, ranked the state 40th
highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, Maine’s rate was
19.4 which ranked the state as having the 45th highest for Robbery. The
state also had 63.9 Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which
indexed the state as having the 49th highest position for this crime
among the states. For every 100,000 people there were 531.4 Burglaries,
which ranks Maine as having the 37th highest standing among the states.
Larceny - Theftwere reported 1,875.1 times per hundred thousand people
in Maine which standing is the 41st highest among the states. Vehicle
Theft occurred 103.7 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as
having the 50th highest for vehicle theft among the states
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