Crime in Cutler, ME

Cutler is a town of 319 in Washington County · Updated November 2026

Is Cutler, ME safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Cutler: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 97% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 981 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

97% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Cutler as a whole, and 3% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Cutler scores 981.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 978 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 985 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Cutler

Map of Cutler shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Cutler, ME at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Cutler, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Cutler

CrimeGrade™ estimates Cutler has about 12 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 68% less than the US as a whole and 52% less than Maine.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Cutler, about 58% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.020.05
RapeA+under 10.080.38
RobberyA+under 10.020.62
AssaultA+26.912.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 10.312.4
TheftA+under 12.013.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.312.7
ArsonAunder 10.300.12
VandalismA+under 11.95.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Cutler

The Washington County Sheriff's Office polices Cutler, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

In Cutler, 77% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (77%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
VandalismHomes (55%)Morning (6 am to noon)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Cutler compares with nearby cities

Cutler has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
CutlerA+981A+A+319
Little Machias 3 milesA+983A+A+173
Whiting 6 milesA+988A+A+356
Machiasport 7 milesA+979A+A+910
East Machias 8 milesA+977A+A+859
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Bucks Harbor 8 milesA+989A+A+134
Jacksonville 9 milesA+990A+A+455
Kennebec 11 milesA+968A+A+151
Machias 11 milesA+935A+A+2,420
Roque Bluffs 12 milesA+990A+A+218
Marshfield 12 milesA+979A+A+301

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Cutler. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Cutler is safer than 60% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
CutlerA+981A+A+319
Pingree, NDA+997A+A+319
Farnsworth, TXA+989A+A+319
Wayne, MTA+987A+A+319
Mc Connell, ILA+987A+A+319
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Fultonham, NYA+986A+A+319
South Ashfield, MAA+984A+A+319
Pinyon Pines, CAA+973A+A+319
Roads, OHA+966A+A+319
East Frankfort, NYA+950A+A+319
Heidlersburg, PAA+948A+A+319

What crime costs Cutler

Crime costs Cutler about $289 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 76% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $130,000 a year, or $400 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$10,000$32
Rape$1,500$5
Robbery$240$1
Assault$19,000$58
Burglary$890$3
Theft$3,300$10
Vehicle theft$1,500$5
Arson$2,300$7
Vandalism$4,200$13
Total$43,000$134

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Cutler means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Cutler

Schools in Cutler, ME average a SchoolGrade of D-: 78% of students test proficient, against 76% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Cutler on SchoolGrade