The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Anson, ME: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$396,929

Cost of Crime™ for Anson, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $532 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Anson with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Anson, ME Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Anson's combined rate is lower than the norm. Anson sits in the 75th percentile, ahead of 75% of cities and behind 25%. The grade covers only Anson's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Anson is 16.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 46 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 108 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Anson, ME report the most crime, about 6 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Anson, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Anson for 2025 is $396,929, about $230 per resident and $532 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Anson Compared to Other Cities?

Anson, ME:	$230
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Anson is $230 per year, which is $235 less than the national average and $28 less than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Anson:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $315 more than in Anson.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $114 less than in Anson

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Anson for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Anson	Cost per Anson Resident
Murder	$124,073	$72
Rape/Sexual Assault	$64,536	$37
Robbery	$6,223	$4
Assault	$25,546	$15
Kidnapping	$3,034	$2
Vehicle Theft	$5,970	$3
Burglary	$18,504	$11
Theft	$71,981	$42
Arson	$3,939	$2
Vandalism	$43,263	$25
Animal Cruelty	$337	$0
Drug Crimes	$28,737	$17
Identity Theft	$788	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$396,929	$230

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Anson, ME

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Anson totals $1,139,852 ($659 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,536,781 ($889 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Anson's 1,729 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Anson Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Anson residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5145
Robbery	0.1144
Rape	0.6156
Murder	0.0382
Total Violent Crime	1.283 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.038
Vehicle Theft	0.2230
Burglary	1.180
Arson	0.0943
Total Property Crime	9.536 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0289
Drug Crimes	2.247
Vandalism	3.503
Identity Theft	0.0589
Animal Cruelty	0.0263
Total "Other" Rate	5.864 (B)

Individual Anson Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Madison, ME	C+	B+	C
Starks, ME	A+	A+	A+
West Mills, ME	A	A+	A
North Anson, ME	B+	A+	B-
Rome, ME	A-	A	B+
Norridgewock, ME	A-	A+	B+
New Vineyard, ME	B+	A+	B+
Solon, ME	A-	A+	B+
Skowhegan, ME	B-	A	B-
Larone, ME	A-	A	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Anson is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Krotz Springs, LA	D-	D-	D-
Towaoc, CO	F	D-	D-
Taylor, AR	D-	D-	D-
Subiaco, AR	C-	D+	D+
Columbia, AL	B-	C	C
Paradise, UT	A+	B	B
Register, GA	C	D+	D+
Grand Canyon Village, AZ	F	F	F
Hollybrook, LA	F	F	F
Hurley, VA	B-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Anson is safer than the Maine state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Anson, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 75% actual proficiency versus 73% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Anson schools on SchoolGrade

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