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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$10,582

Cost of Crime™ for Oxbow, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $597 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Oxbow 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 Oxbow, 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 Oxbow's combined rate is lower than the norm. Oxbow sits in the 84th percentile, ahead of 84% of cities and behind 16%. The grade covers only Oxbow's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Oxbow is 14.18 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 33 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 78 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Oxbow, ME report the most crime, about 0 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Oxbow, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Oxbow for 2025 is $10,582, about $265 per resident and $597 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): 54.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Oxbow Compared to Other Cities?

Oxbow, ME:	$265
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Oxbow is $265 per year, which is $200 less than the national average and $7 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Oxbow:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $280 more than in Oxbow.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $149 less than in Oxbow

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Oxbow	Cost per Oxbow Resident
Murder	$4,745	$119
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1,499	$37
Robbery	$215	$5
Assault	$237	$6
Kidnapping	$74	$2
Vehicle Theft	$119	$3
Burglary	$508	$13
Theft	$552	$14
Arson	$100	$2
Vandalism	$1,452	$36
Animal Cruelty	$12	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,054	$26
Identity Theft	$14	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$10,582	$265

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Oxbow, 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 Oxbow totals $38,730 ($968 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $49,313 ($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 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 do the same, and of Oxbow's 40 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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Oxbow 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 Oxbow residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.2060
Robbery	0.1710
Rape	0.6182
Murder	0.0631
Total Violent Crime	1.058 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.665
Vehicle Theft	0.1927
Burglary	1.402
Arson	0.1035
Total Property Crime	4.363 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0307
Drug Crimes	3.562
Vandalism	5.083
Identity Theft	0.0453
Animal Cruelty	0.0400
Total "Other" Rate	8.761 (C)

Individual Oxbow Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Squapan, ME	C+	A+	C-
Ashland, ME	C-	A+	D
Smyrna Mills, ME	A-	A+	A-
Spragueville, ME	A+	A+	A+
Mapleton, ME	A+	A+	A
Portage, ME	D+	A	D-
Smyrna Center, ME	A	A+	A-
Shin Pond, ME	B	A	B+
Dyer Brook, ME	A-	A	B+
Oakfield, ME	B	A-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Oxbow 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
Redig, SD	D	D	D
Paulcell Place, AZ	D-	F	F
Paulding, MO	F	F	F
Pennington, AR	F	F	F
Prairie Hill, OK	F	D-	D-
Prudence Park, RI	F	C-	C-
Puerto Nuevo, PR	F	F	F
Pulga, CA	D+	F	F
Quincy, OR	C+	D	D
Rand, WV	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Oxbow 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 Oxbow, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 86% actual proficiency versus 74% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Oxbow schools on SchoolGrade

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