Crime in Smyrna Mills, ME

Smyrna Mills is a town of 436 in Aroostook County, about 95 miles north of downtown Bangor · Updated November 2026

Is Smyrna Mills, ME safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Smyrna Mills: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 99% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 996 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

99% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Smyrna Mills as a whole, and 1% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Smyrna Mills scores 996.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 997 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 994 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Smyrna Mills

Map of Smyrna Mills shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Smyrna Mills, ME at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Smyrna Mills, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Smyrna Mills

CrimeGrade™ estimates Smyrna Mills has about 13 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 65% less than the US as a whole and 47% less than Maine.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Smyrna Mills, about 32% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.060.05
RapeA+under 10.290.38
RobberyA+under 10.030.62
AssaultA+24.112.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 11.82.4
TheftA+under 11.413.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.542.7
ArsonAunder 12.10.12
VandalismA+12.55.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Smyrna Mills

The Aroostook County Sheriff's Office polices Smyrna Mills, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

In Smyrna Mills, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (60%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (51%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Smyrna Mills compares with nearby cities

Smyrna Mills has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Smyrna Center has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Smyrna MillsA+996A+A+436
Dyer Brook 4 milesA+996A+A+255
Oakfield 5 milesA+989A+A+643
Smyrna Center 6 milesA+997A+A+185
Ludlow 10 milesA+995A+A+376
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Island Falls 10 milesA+993A+A+1,140
New Limerick 12 milesA+992A+A+777
Linneus 14 milesA+994A+A+475
Patten 15 milesA+980A+A+1,450
Houlton 18 milesA+946A+A7,620
Littleton 18 milesA+994A+A+796

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Smyrna Mills. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Smyrna Mills is safer than 98% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Smyrna MillsA+996A+A+436
Nighthawk, WAA+994A+A+436
Talmoon, MNA+991A+A+436
Gasconade, MOA+987A+A+436
Davisville, NHA+986A+A+436
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Elizaville, INA+983A+A+436
Pine Hills, CAA+972A+A+436
Farmington Falls, MEA+968A+A+436
Weyanoke, LAA+964A+A+436
Cottrell, ORA+952A+A+436
Maples, INA+950A+A+436

What crime costs Smyrna Mills

Crime costs Smyrna Mills about $702 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 42% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $450,000 a year, or $1,032 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$46,000$105
Rape$7,500$17
Robbery$400$1
Assault$16,000$37
Burglary$7,100$16
Theft$3,200$7
Vehicle theft$3,600$8
Arson$22,000$50
Vandalism$7,600$17
Total$110,000$259

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Smyrna Mills means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Smyrna Mills is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Smyrna Mills

Schools in Smyrna Mills, ME average a SchoolGrade of D: 85% of students test proficient, against 75% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Smyrna Mills on SchoolGrade