The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Sweden, ME: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$87,937

Cost of Crime™ for New Sweden, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $406 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New Sweden 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 New Sweden, ME Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where New Sweden's combined rate is much lower than the norm. New Sweden sits in the 94th percentile, ahead of 94% of cities and behind 6%. The grade covers only New Sweden's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Sweden is 10.94 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 68 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 110 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of New Sweden, ME report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Sweden, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Sweden for 2025 is $87,937, about $164 per resident and $406 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Sweden Compared to Other Cities?

New Sweden, ME:	$164
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Sweden is $164 per year, which is $300 less than the national average and $93 less than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Sweden:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $380 more than in New Sweden.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $49 less than in New Sweden

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Sweden	Cost per New Sweden Resident
Murder	$23,433	$44
Rape/Sexual Assault	$18,314	$34
Robbery	$2,431	$5
Assault	$4,891	$9
Kidnapping	$819	$2
Vehicle Theft	$2,152	$4
Burglary	$8,208	$15
Theft	$9,612	$18
Arson	$1,187	$2
Vandalism	$9,795	$18
Animal Cruelty	$125	$0
Drug Crimes	$6,928	$13
Identity Theft	$43	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$87,937	$164

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Sweden, 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 New Sweden totals $245,519 ($459 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $333,456 ($623 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, of which New Sweden has 2, do the same, and of New Sweden's 535 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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New Sweden 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 New Sweden residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3183
Robbery	0.1444
Rape	0.5646
Murder	0.0233
Total Violent Crime	1.051 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.469
Vehicle Theft	0.2598
Burglary	1.692
Arson	0.0918
Total Property Crime	5.512 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0252
Drug Crimes	1.751
Vandalism	2.563
Identity Theft	0.0103
Animal Cruelty	0.0316
Total "Other" Rate	4.381 (A-)

Individual New Sweden Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in New Sweden is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Sweden.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sweden, ME	A-	A+	A-
Colby, ME	B+	A+	B
North Lyndon, ME	C+	A-	C+
Stockholm, ME	C+	A	C
Jemtland, ME	A	A+	A
Caribou, ME	C+	A	C+
North Wade, ME	B	A+	C+
Perham, ME	C+	A	C
Loring Air Force Base, ME	D-	B+	D-
Washburn, ME	C+	A	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Sweden 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
Chestnut, IL	A	B	B
Weathersby, MS	B+	A+	A+
Wayne Center, IN	B	C	C
Wascott, WI	B+	B	B
Verne, IN	B	B	B
Coconut, FL	A+	D	D
Coalburg, WV	C-	D	D
Coal Run, OH	D+	C-	C-
Clintonville, WV	A-	B-	B-
Climax, NY	A	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, New Sweden is safer 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 New Sweden, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 79% actual proficiency versus 65% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See New Sweden schools on SchoolGrade

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