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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$144,221

Cost of Crime™ for Prospect Harbor, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $445 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Prospect Harbor 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 Prospect Harbor, 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 Prospect Harbor's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Prospect Harbor sits in the 87th percentile, ahead of 87% of cities and behind 13%. The grade covers only Prospect Harbor's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Prospect Harbor is 13.29 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 47 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 91 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Prospect Harbor, ME report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Prospect Harbor, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Prospect Harbor for 2025 is $144,221, about $204 per resident and $445 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Prospect Harbor Compared to Other Cities?

Prospect Harbor, ME:	$204
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Prospect Harbor is $204 per year, which is $261 less than the national average and $54 less than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Prospect Harbor:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $341 more than in Prospect Harbor.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $88 less than in Prospect Harbor

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Prospect Harbor	Cost per Prospect Harbor Resident
Murder	$36,752	$52
Rape/Sexual Assault	$28,769	$41
Robbery	$1,662	$2
Assault	$21,644	$31
Kidnapping	$505	$1
Vehicle Theft	$1,365	$2
Burglary	$5,798	$8
Theft	$18,072	$26
Arson	$1,948	$3
Vandalism	$12,989	$18
Animal Cruelty	$256	$0
Drug Crimes	$14,028	$20
Identity Theft	$434	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$144,221	$204

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Prospect Harbor, 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 Prospect Harbor totals $387,492 ($547 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $531,712 ($751 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 Prospect Harbor's 708 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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Prospect Harbor 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 Prospect Harbor residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.064
Robbery	0.0746
Rape	0.6702
Murder	0.0276
Total Violent Crime	1.837 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.929
Vehicle Theft	0.1245
Burglary	0.9028
Arson	0.1139
Total Property Crime	6.070 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0118
Drug Crimes	2.679
Vandalism	2.568
Identity Theft	0.0793
Animal Cruelty	0.0489
Total "Other" Rate	5.387 (B+)

Individual Prospect Harbor Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Winter Harbor, ME	B+	A+	B+
Birch Harbor, ME	A	A-	A+
Gouldsboro, ME	A-	A-	A
Corea, ME	B+	A+	B
Steuben, ME	B	A+	B-
Sorrento, ME	B+	A+	B
Pigeon Hill, ME	A-	A+	A
Sullivan, ME	B+	A+	B
Wyman, ME	A	A	A
Bar Harbor, ME	D+	B-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Prospect Harbor 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
McCorkle, VA	B	B-	B-
Plummer, MN	A-	B-	B-
Munsonville, NH	A	A	A
Munjor, KS	C+	B	B
Mountain Grove, AL	C+	A-	A-
Meridian, CA	D+	F	F
Melrose, TX	B	B-	B-
Medusa, NY	B+	C	C
McMillan, OK	C+	C+	C+
McGee, WV	A	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Prospect Harbor 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 Prospect Harbor, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 92% actual proficiency versus 70% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Prospect Harbor schools on SchoolGrade

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