The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Steep Falls, 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?

$550,635

Cost of Crime™ for Steep Falls, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $528 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Steep 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 Steep Falls, 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 Steep Falls's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Steep Falls sits in the 95th percentile, ahead of 95% of cities and behind 5%. The grade covers only Steep Falls's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Steep Falls is 10.47 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 67 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 119 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Steep 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 Steep Falls, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Steep Falls for 2025 is $550,635, about $196 per resident and $528 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): 54.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

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

Steep Falls, ME:	$196
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Steep Falls is $196 per year, which is $269 less than the national average and $62 less than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Steep Falls:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $349 more than in Steep Falls.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $80 less than in Steep Falls

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Steep Falls	Cost per Steep Falls Resident
Murder	$202,671	$72
Rape/Sexual Assault	$113,160	$40
Robbery	$9,294	$3
Assault	$25,614	$9
Kidnapping	$5,878	$2
Vehicle Theft	$27,910	$10
Burglary	$18,301	$7
Theft	$52,469	$19
Arson	$9,480	$3
Vandalism	$51,155	$18
Animal Cruelty	$737	$0
Drug Crimes	$33,348	$12
Identity Theft	$620	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$550,635	$196

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Steep 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 Steep Falls totals $1,894,473 ($673 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,445,108 ($869 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 west 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 do the same, and of Steep Falls's 2,814 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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Steep 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 Steep Falls residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3169
Robbery	0.1050
Rape	0.6632
Murder	0.0383
Total Violent Crime	1.123 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.600
Vehicle Theft	0.6405
Burglary	0.7171
Arson	0.1395
Total Property Crime	5.097 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0344
Drug Crimes	1.602
Vandalism	2.545
Identity Theft	0.0285
Animal Cruelty	0.0354
Total "Other" Rate	4.245 (A-)

Individual Steep Falls Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Limington, ME	A	A+	A-
Standish, ME	A	A+	A
East Baldwin, ME	A-	A+	B
Shaw Mills, ME	A	A+	A
West Baldwin, ME	A-	A+	B
Cornish, ME	B+	A+	B
Sebago, ME	B+	A+	B-
West Buxton, ME	A+	A+	A+
Limerick, ME	A	A+	A
Buxton Center, ME	A+	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Steep Falls 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
South Nyack, NY	A-	C+	C+
Haynesville, LA	D-	D-	D-
Holtville, AL	C+	A	A
Huntsburg, OH	A-	C+	C+
Ardmore, TN	D	D	D
Point Blank, TX	D	D+	D+
Riverside, AL	C-	C	C
Sanbornville, NH	B	A-	A-
Smithville, MS	A+	A+	A+
Jerome, MI	A	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Steep Falls 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 Steep Falls, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 86% actual proficiency versus 76% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Steep Falls schools on SchoolGrade

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