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The Wiscasset crime rate is lower than the Maine average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #37

Wiscasset, ME	640.61
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.

Wiscasset, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	1	0	2	14	41	1	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	27.4	0.0	54.9	384.1	1,124.8	27.4	0.0	679
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	2	1	5	15	37	1	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	54.5	27.2	136.1	408.4	1,007.4	27.2	0.0	919
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	1	2	27	51	1	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	26.9	53.9	727.6	1,374.3	26.9	0.0	815
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	1	0	0	18	48	0	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	26.8	0.0	0.0	482.3	1,286.2	0.0	0.0	697
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	2	0	9	68	0	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	52.7	0.0	237.0	1,790.4	0.0	0.0	645
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	16	41	2	1
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	424.6	1,088.1	53.1	26.5	512
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	1	0	0	12	34	1	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	26.2	0.0	0.0	314.5	891.2	26.2	0.0	524
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	1	15	43	1	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.6	384.2	1,101.4	25.6	0.0	506
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	11	69	6	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	288.9	1,812.5	157.6	0.0	676
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	7	44	4	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	183.5	1,153.6	104.9	0.0	433
	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

Wiscasset, ME	91.00
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.

Wiscasset, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wiscasset, ME	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	54.9	27.4	27.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	548
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	27.2	27.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	272
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, 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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, 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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, 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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, 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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, 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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wiscasset, 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

Wiscasset, ME	1.13
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.

Wiscasset, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wiscasset, ME	Count	4	4	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	109.7	109.7	0.0	1.10
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	3	3	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	81.7	81.7	0.0	0.82
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	3	3	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	80.8	80.8	0.0	0.81
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	3	3	0
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	80.4	80.4	0.0	0.80
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	4	3	1
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	105.3	79.0	26.3	0.92
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	4	3	1
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	106.2	79.6	26.5	0.93
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	4	3	1
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	104.8	78.6	26.2	0.92
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	15	14	1
	Wiscasset, ME	Per 100,000	384.2	358.6	25.6	3.71
	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	Wiscasset, ME	Count	5	4	1
2005	Wiscasset, ME	Count	6	5	1