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The Houlton crime rate is about the same as the Maine average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #74

Houlton, ME	1,054.93
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.

Houlton, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Houlton, ME	Count	0	4	0	6	13	114	5	1
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	67.0	0.0	100.4	217.6	1,908.3	83.7	16.7	1,064
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	2	0	4	27	115	1	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	33.1	0.0	66.2	446.6	1,902.1	16.5	0.0	939
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	3	3	4	24	124	4	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	49.2	49.2	65.6	393.8	2,034.5	65.6	0.0	1,124
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	1	0	1	24	119	3	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	16.3	0.0	16.3	392.0	1,943.8	49.0	0.0	804
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	1	0	6	19	126	0	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	16.4	0.0	98.3	311.2	2,063.9	0.0	0.0	852
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	1	1	3	34	144	6	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	16.4	16.4	49.1	556.6	2,357.2	98.2	0.0	1,072
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	1	1	6	17	109	4	1
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	16.3	16.3	97.8	277.2	1,777.3	65.2	16.3	820
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	5	1	4	38	114	2	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	79.9	16.0	63.9	607.2	1,821.7	32.0	0.0	1,262
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	5	0	1	46	166	6	2
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	79.2	0.0	15.8	728.2	2,627.8	95.0	31.7	1,482
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	1	2	0	3	24	112	8	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	15.7	31.4	0.0	47.1	376.8	1,758.2	125.6	0.0	1,130
	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

Houlton, ME	18.11
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.

Houlton, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Houlton, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, 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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, 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	Houlton, ME	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	16.4	16.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	164
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, 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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, 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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houlton, 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

Houlton, ME	2.51
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.

Houlton, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Houlton, ME	Count	16	11	5
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	267.8	184.1	83.7	2.26
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	18	14	4
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	297.7	231.6	66.2	2.65
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	20	16	4
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	328.1	262.5	65.6	2.95
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	20	15	5
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	326.7	245.0	81.7	2.86
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	20	14	6
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	327.6	229.3	98.3	2.78
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	19	14	5
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	311.0	229.2	81.8	2.70
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	17	12	5
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	277.2	195.7	81.5	2.36
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	18	13	5
	Houlton, ME	Per 100,000	287.6	207.7	79.9	2.48
	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	Houlton, ME	Count	17	12	5
2005	Houlton, ME	Count	18	13	5