Orrington, ME Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Orrington in green. The most dangerous areas in Orrington are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Orrington, ME Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Orrington is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of cities are safer and 87% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Orrington's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Orrington is 0.0252 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Orrington generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Orrington may be as high as 1 in 20,572 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 106,050 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Orrington, ME: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Orrington has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Orrington's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Orrington to the Maine state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Orrington is safer than the Maine state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Orrington, ME

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Orrington about $157,063 in 2025, or roughly $47 per resident. This is part of Orrington's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Orrington, including every crime type and how Orrington compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Orrington's crime maps on the Orrington overall crime page.

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Individual Orrington Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Orrington is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Orrington.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
South Orrington, ME	A	A+	A-	A+
Hampden, ME	A	A+	A	A+
Brewer, ME	C-	A	D+	B-
Hermon Center, ME	A	A+	A	A
Holden, ME	A	A+	A	A
Bangor, ME	C-	A	D+	B+
Winterport, ME	A+	A+	A+	A+
North Orland, ME	A+	A+	A	A
Bucksport, ME	B	A	B-	B+
Hermon, ME	A+	A+	A	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Orrington is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bridgeport, AL	C	B+	B+	B-
Westhampton, NY	A+	A-	A-	A+
Webster, WI	C+	C+	C+	D+
Vilas, NC	C-	D+	D+	C-
Vandenberg AFB, CA	C-	D+	D+	C+
Valentine, NE	D-	D+	D+	C+
Spencer, OH	D+	B+	B+	A
Port Crane, NY	B+	B-	B-	A+
Oberlin, LA	C+	D-	D-	F
Mohrsville, PA	A+	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Orrington, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 89% actual proficiency versus 76% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Orrington schools on SchoolGrade

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