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

Crime Index, #90

South Portland, ME	1,426.77
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.

South Portland, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	South Portland, ME	Count	0	5	8	26	107	676	14	2
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	19.7	31.6	102.7	422.5	2,669.1	55.3	7.9	1,155
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	10	13	37	113	722	26	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	39.8	51.7	147.3	449.7	2,873.5	103.5	0.0	1,419
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	3	11	35	108	847	11	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	12.0	43.8	139.5	430.5	3,376.3	43.8	0.0	1,346
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	5	12	43	81	760	19	2
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	20.0	48.0	172.0	324.0	3,040.1	76.0	8.0	1,304
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	2	11	36	92	788	22	1
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	8.3	45.6	149.1	381.0	3,263.8	91.1	4.1	1,311
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	3	13	46	96	929	37	2
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	12.6	54.5	192.9	402.5	3,894.9	155.1	8.4	1,590
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	4	19	31	125	969	22	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	16.8	79.8	130.3	525.3	4,072.1	92.5	0.0	1,661
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	5	10	21	114	869	27	4
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	21.0	42.0	88.1	478.3	3,645.7	113.3	16.8	1,464
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	1	8	13	29	92	809	29	2
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	4.2	33.7	54.8	122.1	387.5	3,407.3	122.1	8.4	1,543
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	1	13	24	72	986	33	1
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	4.2	55.1	101.7	305.2	4,179.9	139.9	4.2	1,473
	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

South Portland, ME	179.22
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.

South Portland, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	South Portland, ME	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	7.9	3.9	0.0	3.9	0.0	0.0	78
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	5	1	2	2	0	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	19.9	4.0	8.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	198
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Portland, 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	South Portland, ME	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	4.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	40
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	12.4	8.3	0.0	4.1	0.0	0.0	124
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	6	2	1	3	0	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	25.2	8.4	4.2	12.6	0.0	0.0	251
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	10	2	0	8	0	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	42.0	8.4	0.0	33.6	0.0	0.0	420
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	16.8	8.4	0.0	8.4	0.0	0.0	167
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	8	2	3	2	1	0
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	33.7	8.4	12.6	8.4	4.2	0.0	336
	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

South Portland, ME	2.19
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.

South Portland, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	South Portland, ME	Count	60	54	6
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	236.9	213.2	23.7	2.25
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	61	54	7
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	242.8	214.9	27.9	2.29
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	56	52	4
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	223.2	207.3	15.9	2.15
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	56	52	4
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	224.0	208.0	16.0	2.16
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	67	50	17
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	277.5	207.1	70.4	2.42
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	55	52	3
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	230.6	218.0	12.6	2.24
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	68	52	16
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	285.8	218.5	67.2	2.52
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	68	52	16
	South Portland, ME	Per 100,000	285.3	218.2	67.1	2.52
	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	South Portland, ME	Count	65	49	16
2005	South Portland, ME	Count	67	51	16