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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$31,156

Cost of Crime™ for Cliff Island, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $860 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Cliff Island 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 Cliff Island, ME Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Cliff Island's combined rate is higher than the norm. Cliff Island sits in the 28th percentile, ahead of 28% of cities and behind 72%. The grade covers only Cliff Island's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Cliff Island is 32.69 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 31 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Cliff Island, ME report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cliff Island, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Cliff Island for 2025 is $31,156, about $415 per resident and $860 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Cliff Island Compared to Other Cities?

Cliff Island, ME:	$415
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Cliff Island is $415 per year, which is $49 less than the national average and $158 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cliff Island:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $129 more than in Cliff Island.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $300 less than in Cliff Island

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Cliff Island	Cost per Cliff Island Resident
Murder	$9,587	$128
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3,420	$46
Robbery	$577	$8
Assault	$1,571	$21
Kidnapping	$139	$2
Vehicle Theft	$1,265	$17
Burglary	$1,408	$19
Theft	$5,121	$68
Arson	$330	$4
Vandalism	$6,232	$83
Animal Cruelty	$18	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,467	$20
Identity Theft	$21	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$31,156	$415

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Cliff Island, 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 Cliff Island totals $80,506 ($1,073 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $111,662 ($1,489 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 Cliff Island's 75 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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Cliff Island 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 Cliff Island residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7293
Robbery	0.2444
Rape	0.7520
Murder	0.0680
Total Violent Crime	1.794 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.18
Vehicle Theft	1.089
Burglary	2.070
Arson	0.1824
Total Property Crime	16.53 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0307
Drug Crimes	2.644
Vandalism	11.63
Identity Theft	0.0359
Animal Cruelty	0.0320
Total "Other" Rate	14.37 (D-)

Individual Cliff Island Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Long Island, ME	D+	A-	C-
Chebeague Island, ME	A	A+	B+
Peaks Island, ME	D+	A-	D+
Bailey Island, ME	A-	A+	B+
Cumberland Foreside, ME	A	A+	B+
West Harpswell, ME	A-	A	A-
Yarmouth, ME	B-	A+	C+
Orrs Island, ME	A-	A+	B+
Falmouth, ME	B+	A+	B-
Portland, ME	D+	A-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cliff Island is higher 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
Skuna, MS	A+	A+	A+
Kinlock, MS	B-	A	A
Smithland, TN	C+	C	C
Kissingers Mill, PA	D+	D	D
Klondike, PA	A	B+	B+
Knoebels Grove, PA	A+	A+	A+
Knox, ND	D-	B-	B-
Komalty, OK	D	D-	D-
Kuroki, ND	D	D+	D+
Slick Rock, CO	D+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Cliff Island is less safe than the Maine state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cliff Island, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 87% actual proficiency versus 72% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Cliff Island schools on SchoolGrade

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