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Lewiston, ME Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lewiston crime rate is higher than the Maine average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #100

Lewiston, ME	1,582.37
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.

Lewiston, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lewiston, ME	Count	2	21	31	30	220	637	37	5
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	5.5	57.7	85.2	82.4	604.4	1,749.9	101.6	13.7	1,372
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	0	25	20	44	313	848	56	23
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	68.6	54.9	120.8	859.4	2,328.3	153.8	63.1	1,638
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	0	15	43	22	328	1,018	41	10
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	41.1	117.7	60.2	898.2	2,787.6	112.3	27.4	1,646
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	3	13	29	32	387	943	21	14
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	8.2	35.5	79.3	87.5	1,057.8	2,577.4	57.4	38.3	1,711
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	2	16	42	33	179	862	15	16
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	5.7	45.5	119.5	93.9	509.2	2,452.1	42.7	45.5	1,477
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	0	21	38	34	216	865	25	6
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	59.9	108.3	96.9	615.8	2,466.2	71.3	17.1	1,520
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	1	22	34	37	204	830	31	13
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	2.8	62.5	96.6	105.2	579.8	2,359.1	88.1	36.9	1,531
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	2	23	34	38	260	813	44	9
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	5.6	64.3	95.1	106.3	727.3	2,274.3	123.1	25.2	1,650
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	1	21	42	27	213	938	40	8
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	2.8	58.2	116.5	74.9	590.8	2,601.8	111.0	22.2	1,585
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	2	22	35	32	241	967	42	6
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	5.6	61.3	97.5	89.2	671.5	2,694.3	117.0	16.7	1,694
	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

Lewiston, ME	52.22
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.

Lewiston, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lewiston, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lewiston, 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	Lewiston, ME	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	2.7	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	27
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	8.2	5.5	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	82
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lewiston, 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	Lewiston, ME	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	2.8	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	28
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	5.7	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	57
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	5	3	1	1	0	0
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	14.0	8.4	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	139
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	11.1	5.5	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	110
	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

Lewiston, ME	2.29
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.

Lewiston, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lewiston, ME	Count	89	78	11
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	244.5	214.3	30.2	2.29
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	92	81	11
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	252.6	222.4	30.2	2.37
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	93	82	11
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	254.7	224.5	30.1	2.40
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	90	79	11
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	246.0	215.9	30.1	2.31
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	94	81	13
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	267.4	230.4	37.0	2.49
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	97	82	15
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	276.6	233.8	42.8	2.55
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	95	80	15
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	270.0	227.4	42.6	2.49
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	94	81	13
	Lewiston, ME	Per 100,000	263.0	226.6	36.4	2.45
	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	Lewiston, ME	Count	94	80	14
2005	Lewiston, ME	Count	95	81	14