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Portland, ME Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #106

Portland, ME	1,994.88
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.

Portland, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Portland, ME	Count	1	20	64	73	246	1,834	54	13
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	1.5	30.1	96.4	110.0	370.6	2,762.9	81.3	19.6	1,346
	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	Portland, ME	Count	1	21	85	70	383	2,160	69	6
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	1.5	31.7	128.3	105.7	578.1	3,260.1	104.1	9.1	1,636
	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	Portland, ME	Count	1	33	82	57	411	2,139	82	10
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	1.5	49.7	123.5	85.8	618.9	3,220.8	123.5	15.1	1,719
	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	Portland, ME	Count	2	36	92	60	441	2,096	102	18
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	3.0	54.4	139.0	90.7	666.3	3,166.9	154.1	27.2	1,820
	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	Portland, ME	Count	6	33	129	74	599	2,246	76	7
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	9.5	52.2	204.2	117.2	948.3	3,555.7	120.3	11.1	2,251
	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	Portland, ME	Count	4	27	120	83	546	2,153	107	21
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	6.4	43.3	192.4	133.1	875.3	3,451.3	171.5	33.7	2,122
	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	Portland, ME	Count	4	42	107	101	483	2,157	129	34
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	6.4	67.0	170.8	161.2	770.9	3,442.6	205.9	54.3	2,200
	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	Portland, ME	Count	1	25	103	102	562	2,356	161	16
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	1.6	39.7	163.8	162.2	893.6	3,746.0	256.0	25.4	2,143
	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	Portland, ME	Count	3	36	149	88	539	2,709	193	15
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	4.7	56.3	233.2	137.7	843.6	4,240.0	302.1	23.5	2,474
	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	Portland, ME	Count	3	39	100	125	536	2,261	173	12
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	4.7	60.8	156.0	195.0	836.0	3,526.7	269.8	18.7	2,239
	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

Portland, ME	81.63
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.

Portland, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Portland, ME	Count	4	0	3	1	0	0
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	6.0	0.0	4.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	60
	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	Portland, ME	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	3.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	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	Portland, ME	Count	7	2	3	2	0	0
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	10.5	3.0	4.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	105
	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
2010	Portland, ME	Count	7	3	0	2	1	1
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	11.1	4.7	0.0	3.2	1.6	1.6	110
	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	Portland, ME	Count	8	4	1	3	0	0
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	12.8	6.4	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.0	128
	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	Portland, ME	Count	5	1	1	2	1	0
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	8.0	1.6	1.6	3.2	1.6	0.0	79
	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	Portland, ME	Count	8	3	1	2	2	0
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	12.7	4.8	1.6	3.2	3.2	0.0	127
	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	Portland, ME	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0	15
	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

Portland, ME	2.78
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.

Portland, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Portland, ME	Count	223	163	60
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	335.9	245.6	90.4	2.91
	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	Portland, ME	Count	216	159	57
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	326.0	240.0	86.0	2.83
	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	Portland, ME	Count	218	155	63
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	328.2	233.4	94.9	2.81
	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	Portland, ME	Count	223	162	61
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	336.9	244.8	92.2	2.91
	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	Portland, ME	Count	215	159	56
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	340.4	251.7	88.7	2.96
	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	Portland, ME	Count	208	157	51
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	333.4	251.7	81.8	2.93
	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	Portland, ME	Count	205	154	51
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	327.2	245.8	81.4	2.86
	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	Portland, ME	Count	221	163	58
	Portland, ME	Per 100,000	351.4	259.2	92.2	3.05
	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	Portland, ME	Count	218	165	53
2005	Portland, ME	Count	212	153	59