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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$329,290

Cost of Crime™ for Island Falls, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $715 per household.

More cost data

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

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Island Falls's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Island Falls sits in the 41st percentile, ahead of 41% of cities and behind 59%. The grade covers only Island Falls's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Island Falls is 27.37 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 34 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 50 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Island Falls, ME report the most crime, about 6 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Island Falls, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Island Falls for 2025 is $329,290, about $305 per resident and $715 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

Island Falls, ME:	$305
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Island Falls is $305 per year, which is $159 less than the national average and $48 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Island Falls:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $239 more than in Island Falls.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $190 less than in Island Falls

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Island Falls	Cost per Island Falls Resident
Murder	$73,350	$68
Rape/Sexual Assault	$37,956	$35
Robbery	$7,931	$7
Assault	$27,615	$26
Kidnapping	$1,768	$2
Vehicle Theft	$4,811	$4
Burglary	$25,082	$23
Theft	$72,031	$67
Arson	$2,821	$3
Vandalism	$48,002	$45
Animal Cruelty	$360	$0
Drug Crimes	$27,264	$25
Identity Theft	$299	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$329,290	$305

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Island Falls, 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 Island Falls totals $678,776 ($630 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,008,066 ($935 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 east 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, of which Island Falls has 3, do the same, and of Island Falls's 1,078 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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Island Falls 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 Island Falls residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8920
Robbery	0.2339
Rape	0.5807
Murder	0.0362
Total Violent Crime	1.743 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.90
Vehicle Theft	0.2882
Burglary	2.565
Arson	0.1084
Total Property Crime	15.86 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0270
Drug Crimes	3.419
Vandalism	6.233
Identity Theft	0.0358
Animal Cruelty	0.0452
Total "Other" Rate	9.760 (C-)

Individual Island Falls Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Dyer Brook, ME	A-	A	B+
Patten, ME	B+	A	B+
Sherman Mills, ME	B+	A+	B
Oakfield, ME	B	A-	B-
Smyrna Mills, ME	A-	A+	A-
Sherman Station, ME	B+	A	A-
Silver Ridge, ME	C	A+	C-
Sherman, ME	B-	A	B-
Smyrna Center, ME	A	A+	A-
Linneus, ME	B-	A+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Island Falls is similar 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
Anna Maria, FL	C	B-	B-
Bevil Oaks, TX	C	C-	C-
Bunger, TX	D+	D+	D+
Birchwood Village, MN	C	A-	A-
Oxford, KS	C	B-	B-
Orr, MI	A	B-	B-
Pall Mall, TN	D+	D	D
Paradise Hill, OH	B	B-	B-
Peniel Crossroads, SC	B-	C	C
Perrysburg, NY	D+	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Island Falls is less safe 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 Island Falls, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 81% actual proficiency versus 73% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Island Falls schools on SchoolGrade

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