Crime in Dyer Brook, ME

Dyer Brook is a town of 255 in Aroostook County · Updated November 2026

Is Dyer Brook, ME safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Dyer Brook has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 99% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 996 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

99% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Dyer Brook as a whole, and 1% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Dyer Brook scores 996.

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 995 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 994 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Dyer Brook

Map of Dyer Brook 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 Dyer Brook, ME at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Dyer Brook, 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 Dyer Brook

CrimeGrade™ estimates Dyer Brook has about 7.0 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 81% less than the US as a whole and 71% 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 Dyer Brook, about 35% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.040.05
RapeA+under 10.160.38
RobberyA+under 10.020.62
AssaultA+under 12.412.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 10.742.4
TheftA+under 11.113.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.382.7
ArsonAunder 10.960.12
VandalismA+under 11.25.5

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 Dyer Brook

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

In Dyer Brook, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (60%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (51%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)

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


How Dyer Brook compares with nearby cities

Dyer Brook has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities; only Smyrna Center and Smyrna Mills have less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Dyer BrookA+996A+A+255
Oakfield 3 milesA+989A+A+643
Smyrna Mills 4 milesA+996A+A+436
Smyrna Center 7 milesA+997A+A+185
Island Falls 7 milesA+993A+A+1,140
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Ludlow 11 milesA+995A+A+376
New Limerick 11 milesA+992A+A+777
Linneus 11 milesA+994A+A+475
Patten 14 milesA+980A+A+1,450
Sherman Mills 16 milesA+994A+A+741
Houlton 17 milesA+946A+A7,620

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Dyer Brook is safer than 96% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Dyer BrookA+996A+A+255
Raft River, IDA+996A+A+255
Rush Hill, MOA+991A+A+255
Parkersburg, INA+988A+A+255
Rumford Corner, MEA+988A+A+255
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Campo, COA+987A+A+255
Uniontown, INA+986A+A+255
Tuscarora, NYA+982A+A+255
Hickory Hill, MOA+980A+A+255
Chestnutburg, KYA+979A+A+255
East Livermore, MEA+937A+A255

What crime costs Dyer Brook

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Dyer Brook about $432 a year per household, 64% 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 $160,000 a year, or $637 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$17,000$68
Rape$2,400$10
Robbery$190$1
Assault$5,500$22
Burglary$1,700$7
Theft$1,500$6
Vehicle theft$1,500$6
Arson$5,900$23
Vandalism$2,100$8
Total$38,000$149

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 Dyer Brook 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 Dyer Brook

Schools in Dyer Brook, ME average a SchoolGrade of C+: 85% of students test proficient, against 73% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Dyer Brook on SchoolGrade