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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$317,284

Cost of Crime™ for Fairfield Center, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $676 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fairfield Center 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 Fairfield Center, 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 Fairfield Center's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Fairfield Center sits in the 63rd percentile, ahead of 63% of cities and behind 37%. The grade covers only Fairfield Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fairfield Center is 19.94 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 41 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 75 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Fairfield Center, ME report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fairfield Center, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fairfield Center for 2025 is $317,284, about $302 per resident and $676 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): 55.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fairfield Center Compared to Other Cities?

Fairfield Center, ME:	$302
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fairfield Center is $302 per year, which is $162 less than the national average and $44 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fairfield Center:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $243 more than in Fairfield Center.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $186 less than in Fairfield Center

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fairfield Center	Cost per Fairfield Center Resident
Murder	$117,863	$112
Rape/Sexual Assault	$39,810	$38
Robbery	$3,929	$4
Assault	$26,573	$25
Kidnapping	$1,391	$1
Vehicle Theft	$6,356	$6
Burglary	$11,664	$11
Theft	$48,145	$46
Arson	$3,397	$3
Vandalism	$36,426	$35
Animal Cruelty	$277	$0
Drug Crimes	$21,373	$20
Identity Theft	$79	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$317,284	$302

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fairfield Center, 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 Fairfield Center totals $978,842 ($931 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,296,127 ($1,233 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 central part of the city holds more 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 Fairfield Center's 1,051 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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Fairfield Center 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 Fairfield Center residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8804
Robbery	0.1188
Rape	0.6247
Murder	0.0597
Total Violent Crime	1.684 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.845
Vehicle Theft	0.3906
Burglary	1.224
Arson	0.1339
Total Property Crime	10.59 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0218
Drug Crimes	2.749
Vandalism	4.851
Identity Theft	0.0097
Animal Cruelty	0.0357
Total "Other" Rate	7.668 (C+)

Individual Fairfield Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fairfield, ME	C+	A	C
Waterville, ME	C-	A	D+
Shawmut, ME	A-	A+	A-
Oakland, ME	B+	A+	B
Winslow, ME	B-	A+	C+
Hinckley, ME	A	A+	A
Smithfield, ME	B+	A+	B-
North Belgrade, ME	A	A+	A
Larone, ME	A-	A	B+
Clinton, ME	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fairfield Center 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
Man, WV	B-	C+	C+
Spring Valley, MO	D-	C-	C-
Smyrna, NY	A-	B	B
Smiths, MS	A	A+	A+
Sioux Rapids, IA	C	B+	B+
Simonton, TX	B+	B-	B-
Shortville, WI	B	A-	A-
Sedalia, NC	C-	B+	B+
Sageville, IA	A-	A	A
Rich Creek, VA	D	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Fairfield Center is as safe as 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 Fairfield Center, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 86% actual proficiency versus 73% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Fairfield Center schools on SchoolGrade

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