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The Maine crime rate is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #5

Maine	1,029.79
U.S.	1,776.27

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.

Maine Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Maine	Count	24	389	414	794	7,359	24,585	990	NA
	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	Maine	Count	26	376	399	778	6,728	23,936	1,021	NA
	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	Maine	Count	31	375	333	808	6,522	24,587	1,176	NA
	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	Maine	Count	21	391	349	793	6,676	24,057	1,259	NA
	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	Maine	Count	23	339	384	780	6,779	25,167	1,340	NA
	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	Maine	Count	19	326	323	815	6,323	24,218	1,348	NA
	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

Maine	45.20
U.S.	26.40

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.

Maine Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Maine	Count	61	30	7	18	5	1
	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	Maine	Count	50	28	6	14	2	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	Maine	Count	63	32	8	20	3	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	Maine	Count	72	39	7	21	5	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	Maine	Count	59	28	10	16	4	1
	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

Maine	1.79
U.S.	2.81

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.

Maine Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Maine	Count	2,839	2,250	589
	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	Maine	Count	2,859	2,251	608
	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	Maine	Count	2,961	2,245	716
	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	Maine	Count	3,012	2,261	751
	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	Maine	Count	2,933	2,202	731
	Maine	Per 100,000	221.9	166.6	55.3	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Maine	Count	2,886	2,213	673
	Maine	Per 100,000	218.6	167.6	51.0	1.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94