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Gorham, ME Crime and Crime Rate

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The Gorham crime rate is lower than the Maine average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #36

Gorham, ME	639.92
Maine	1,017.22
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Gorham, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Gorham, ME	Count	0	1	1	8	61	128	11	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	5.9	5.9	47.2	359.7	754.8	64.9	0.0	486
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.6	27.1	22.9	66.9	378.2	1,548.2	60.1	NA	866
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Gorham, ME	Count	0	2	1	11	36	121	7	3
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	11.9	6.0	65.6	214.7	721.8	41.8	17.9	444
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.8	25.9	25.2	68.7	488.1	1,735.3	68.8	NA	975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Gorham, ME	Count	0	4	7	11	46	156	10	8
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	24.3	42.6	66.9	279.9	949.4	60.9	48.7	663
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.9	28.0	31.8	61.0	561.3	1,873.7	74.9	NA	1,063
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Gorham, ME	Count	0	6	6	6	61	126	13	7
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	36.6	36.6	36.6	372.4	769.3	79.4	42.7	695
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.0	29.6	27.8	63.8	591.3	1,873.0	81.2	NA	1,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Gorham, ME	Count	0	4	5	6	63	98	13	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	25.1	31.4	37.6	395.2	614.8	81.6	12.5	603
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.8	29.3	31.2	59.8	554.0	1,850.8	74.5	NA	1,057
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Gorham, ME	Count	1	4	1	6	94	126	6	3
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	6.4	25.4	6.4	38.2	597.8	801.3	38.2	19.1	790
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.0	28.5	30.3	59.0	510.4	1,815.7	77.4	NA	1,024
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Gorham, ME	Count	0	3	1	6	63	105	5	4
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	19.2	6.4	38.3	402.2	670.3	31.9	25.5	530
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.4	28.5	25.3	61.4	495.4	1,867.7	89.3	NA	1,036
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Gorham, ME	Count	0	1	0	11	80	113	8	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	6.4	0.0	70.5	513.1	724.7	51.3	12.8	567
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.6	29.7	26.5	60.2	506.8	1,826.4	95.6	NA	1,030
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Gorham, ME	Count	0	5	5	8	90	115	18	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	32.7	32.7	52.3	588.2	751.6	117.6	13.1	806
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.7	25.7	29.1	59.0	512.9	1,904.3	101.4	NA	1,040
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Gorham, ME	Count	0	6	4	7	76	146	13	1
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	39.5	26.3	46.1	500.2	960.9	85.6	6.6	816
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.4	24.7	24.4	61.7	478.5	1,832.6	102.0	NA	992
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Gorham, ME	34.67
Maine	38.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Gorham, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Gorham, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.1	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Gorham, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.9	0.9	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Gorham, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	3.9	1.5	0.8	1.4	0.2	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Gorham, ME	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	12.2	0.0	0.0	12.2	0.0	0.0	122
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.1	1.4	0.6	2.0	0.2	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Gorham, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.6	2.3	0.5	1.4	0.4	0.1	45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Gorham, ME	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	12.7	6.4	0.0	0.0	6.4	0.0	127
	Maine	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Gorham, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.6	1.5	0.2	0.0	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Gorham, ME	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	6.4	6.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64
	Maine	Per 100,000	5.5	3.0	0.5	1.6	0.4	0.0	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Gorham, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.5	2.1	0.8	1.2	0.3	0.1	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Gorham, ME	1.35
Maine	1.94
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Gorham, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Gorham, ME	Count	25	23	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	147.4	135.6	11.8	1.42
	Maine	Per 100,000	211.7	171.9	39.9	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Gorham, ME	Count	25	23	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	149.1	137.2	11.9	1.43
	Maine	Per 100,000	211.3	168.9	42.4	1.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Gorham, ME	Count	25	23	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	152.1	140.0	12.2	1.46
	Maine	Per 100,000	212.7	169.7	43.0	1.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Gorham, ME	Count	25	23	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	152.6	140.4	12.2	1.47
	Maine	Per 100,000	212.3	170.0	42.3	1.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Gorham, ME	Count	25	23	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	156.8	144.3	12.5	1.51
	Maine	Per 100,000	213.9	169.5	44.4	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Gorham, ME	Count	25	23	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	159.0	146.3	12.7	1.53
	Maine	Per 100,000	217.0	170.9	46.2	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Gorham, ME	Count	25	23	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	159.6	146.8	12.8	1.53
	Maine	Per 100,000	225.1	170.7	54.4	1.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Gorham, ME	Count	24	22	2
	Gorham, ME	Per 100,000	153.9	141.1	12.8	1.48
	Maine	Per 100,000	232.7	174.7	58.0	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Gorham, ME	Count	23	21	2
2005	Gorham, ME	Count	22	20	2