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Maine residents remain less concerned about crime and safety in general compared to the rest of the country, but fewer survey respondents feel safe in The Pine Tree State this year. Mainers went from experiencing the least amount of gun violence nationwide to reporting the fourth highest level on our State of Safety survey, so they may have good reason to feel a little wary. 

Fortunately, crime rates are still incredibly low in many areas of Maine. Three of this year's safest cities reported zero violent crime incidents, and the average violent crime rate for all 10 cities was 0.2 incidents per 1,000 people. 

We didn't have enough data to accurately calculate statewide crime rates for our 2025 report, but our annual State of Safety survey helps us understand trends across The Pine Tree State. 

About 62% of Mainers feel safe in the state, which is the fifth highest percentage nationwide. However, this represents an 8-point drop year over year. An alarming number of Mainers told us their gun violence experiences increased in the 8 months prior to our survey, and this may help explain the drop in overall confidence. 

Still, Maine residents worry less about crime across the board compared to national averages, and a higher percentage worries about package theft (49%) than gun violence (46%) and property crime (42%).

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Property crime concerns and experiences decreased slightly year over year in Maine. Worries about package theft also decreased slightly even though more Mainers experienced package theft compared to the previous year. 

• 26% of Mainers experienced a property crime in the 8 months prior to our survey, down from 28% the previous year (US 27%).
• Concern about property crime fell from 44% to 42% among the Mainers who took our survey (US 54%).
• Mainers are the fifth least likely to worry about property crime in the US. 
• 33% told us they experienced a package theft in the 8 months prior to the survey—four points lower than the national average and two points higher than the previous year. 
• Concerns about package theft dropped from 50% to 49% year over year (US 52%).
• Nearly 4 in 10 (39%) of Maine respondents told us they increased their security measures in the 8 months prior to the survey.
• Mainers prefer to protect their property with security cameras (48%), guard dogs (32%), and firearms (30%).

Maine residents feel more concerned about violent crime year over year. Their first-hand experiences with violent crime also increased.

• 52% of Maine respondents said they worry about violent crime on a daily basis, up from 36% the previous year (US 59%).
• The percentage of Mainers who experienced violent crime in the 8 months prior to our survey increased from 12% to 14% year over year.
• Mainers report the same level of violent crime experience as the average American.
• 32% of Maine residents use some form of personal protection (US 35%).
• Mainers prefer to protect themselves with pepper spray (21%) and firearms (11%). Pocket knives and stun guns tie for third at 10% each. 

• The percentage of Mainers who experienced gun violence increased dramatically from 5% to 18% year over year.
• In our last report, Mainers reported the lowest level of gun violence experience in the nation. In this year's report, Mainers were the fourth most likely Americans to experience gun violence.
• Only residents of Georgia, Louisiana, and Kentucky reported higher levels of gun violence experience than Mainers.
• There were zero mass shooting incidents in Maine in 2024, down from two the year before.

For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

• Last year's second safest city, Cape Elizabeth, rose to #1 this year.
• Oakland jumped 13 positions to land at #8.
• Three cities reported zero violent crimes: Cape Elizabeth, Eliot, and Hampden.
• Maine's 10 safest cities reported zero murders.
• The safest cities reported a combined total of two robberies, both of which occurred in Falmouth. 
• Eliot was the only city to report zero burglaries.
• Violent crime decreased year over year in all but two of Maine's safest cities.

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