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Maine: crime rate, income and road work by county
Maine recorded 0.93 violent crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025 by FBI estimate, 72% lower than the national rate (3.3). Its median household income is $74,733 and about 1,387,817 people live here.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income: Census ACS 2020-2024. Road work: October 11, 2026.
What is the crime rate in Maine?
The FBI estimates 1,319 violent crimes in Maine in 2025, 0.93 per 1,000 residents, 72% lower than the national rate (3.3). Since 2021 the violent rate is down 17%. Property crime: 9.4 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
| Year | Violent crimes | Per 1,000 | Property crimes | Per 1,000 | U.S. violent per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,555 | 1.1 | 15,621 | 11.3 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 1,462 | 1.1 | 16,922 | 12.2 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 1,453 | 1.0 | 15,798 | 11.3 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 1,438 | 1.0 | 16,120 | 11.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1,319 | 0.93 | 13,287 | 9.4 | 3.3 |
Most crime never reaches the police, so these are reported crimes, a floor rather than the full count. In 2024 about half of violent crimes (48%) and about 3 in 10 property crimes (31%) were reported to police (U.S. Justice Department, National Crime Victimization Survey). Rates also depend on how completely each agency reports to the FBI. State totals are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report.
What is the median household income in Maine?
The median household in Maine earns $74,733 a year, close to the national median ($80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $296,600.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,387,817 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $296,600 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,139 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 10.7% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 12.0% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 36.2% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 74.3% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 44.8 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 90.3% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 6.2% | 8.4% |
Where is road construction in Maine right now?
Maine does not publish an open highway work-zone feed that we can read yet, so its road construction is not on our map. The state's 511 traveler site lists current closures.
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How many Superfund sites and high-hazard dams are in Maine?
EPA lists 10 active Superfund sites (final or proposed) in Maine and 6 that finished cleanup. The National Inventory of Dams has 79 high-hazard dams here; 22 are rated Poor or Unsatisfactory in condition (high hazard means lives would be at risk downstream if a dam failed, not that failure is likely).
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Maine
The map shows 106 gun shops with a public storefront in Maine (97 from the ATF licensee list) plus 248 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown), 5 liquor stores and 4 Planned Parenthood health centers. Maine has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones. County and city pages list them by name.
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Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
How do Maine counties compare?
16 counties or county equivalents. Violent crime is the 2021-2025 yearly average per 1,000 residents; a dash means too little reporting to give a rate.
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | 113,423 | 1.7 | $67,873 |
| Aroostook County | 67,058 | 0.76 | $56,700 |
| Cumberland County | 308,827 | 1.1 | $95,677 |
| Franklin County | 30,413 | 1.1 | $58,675 |
| Hancock County | 56,460 | 0.64 | $72,744 |
| Kennebec County | 126,808 | 1.1 | $69,077 |
| Knox County | 41,003 | 0.49 | $74,096 |
| Lincoln County | 36,099 | 0.87 | $76,875 |
| Oxford County | 59,255 | 0.85 | $60,173 |
| Penobscot County | 154,710 | 0.67 | $66,356 |
| Piscataquis County | 17,263 | 0.32 | $61,345 |
| Sagadahoc County | 37,285 | 0.43 | $87,806 |
| Somerset County | 50,959 | 1.2 | $58,179 |
| Waldo County | 40,192 | 0.15 | $72,782 |
| Washington County | 31,331 | 0.74 | $56,024 |
| York County | 216,731 | 1.1 | $88,333 |
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Maine?
0.93 violent crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025 (1,319 estimated by the FBI), 72% lower than the national rate (3.3). Property crime: 9.4 per 1,000.
What is the median household income in Maine?
$74,733 (Census American Community Survey 2020-2024), against $80,734 nationally.
How many Superfund sites are in Maine?
10 active (final or proposed National Priorities List) and 6 deleted after cleanup, per EPA (October 2026).
Which Maine cities have their own page?
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI estimated crimes by state, 2021-2025 (Crime Data Explorer). County rates: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population
- Income and housing: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income).
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores.
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