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Maine Quality of Life
Crime Statistics
Mirroring a national trend, the number of serious, violent crimes in Maine in 2004 was the lowest in 10 years, according to reports released today by the Maine Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center (SAC), a collaboration between the USM Muskie School of Public Service and the Maine Department of Corrections, which releases state crime trends each year. The reports confirm that Maine remains one of the safest states in the nation with the number of serious, violent crimes declining 22.8 percent between 1995 and 2004, while New Hampshire saw a 45.9 percent increase and Vermont a 5.3 percent decrease in the same period. As of 2004, Maine's violent crime rate was four and a half times lower than the rest of the country. Portland Maine Crime Index 
| Total | Personal | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | Property | Burglery | Larceny | MV Theft | The Crime Index suggests the risk of certain types of crime occurring in this community as compared to the national average. The national average for each type of crime equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average. | Maine Relocation: Quality of Life | | 
