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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$132,550

Cost of Crime™ for Sumner, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $388 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sumner 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 Sumner, 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 Sumner's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Sumner sits in the 86th percentile, ahead of 86% of cities and behind 14%. The grade covers only Sumner's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sumner is 13.64 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 72 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 77 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Sumner, ME report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sumner, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sumner for 2025 is $132,550, about $158 per resident and $388 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): 67.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 19.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

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

Sumner, ME:	$158
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sumner is $158 per year, which is $306 less than the national average and $100 less than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sumner:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $386 more than in Sumner.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $43 less than in Sumner

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sumner	Cost per Sumner Resident
Murder	$11,404	$14
Rape/Sexual Assault	$28,728	$34
Robbery	$2,906	$3
Assault	$16,419	$20
Kidnapping	$1,602	$2
Vehicle Theft	$2,322	$3
Burglary	$8,206	$10
Theft	$17,549	$21
Arson	$2,197	$3
Vandalism	$29,362	$35
Animal Cruelty	$185	$0
Drug Crimes	$11,498	$14
Identity Theft	$172	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$132,550	$158

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sumner, 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 Sumner totals $219,366 ($262 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $351,916 ($420 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 Sumner's 837 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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Sumner 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 Sumner residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6830
Robbery	0.1104
Rape	0.5661
Murder	0.0073
Total Violent Crime	1.367 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.048
Vehicle Theft	0.1792
Burglary	1.081
Arson	0.1087
Total Property Crime	5.417 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0316
Drug Crimes	1.857
Vandalism	4.910
Identity Theft	0.0266
Animal Cruelty	0.0299
Total "Other" Rate	6.855 (B-)

Individual Sumner Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Chase Mills, ME	A	A+	A-
North Buckfield, ME	A-	A+	A-
West Paris, ME	B+	A+	B+
Buckfield, ME	B+	A+	B-
Canton, ME	B+	A+	B+
Rumford Corner, ME	A	A+	A
Peru, ME	A-	A+	A-
Trap Corner, ME	A-	A+	A-
East Buckfield, ME	B	A+	B-
Paris, ME	C	A	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sumner 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
Gilbert, PA	A+	A	A
Sutherland, IA	D	B-	B-
Susan, VA	B+	B+	B+
Sunshine, NM	D	D-	D-
Sunshine, LA	D+	D-	D-
Sumner, TX	D+	D	D
Stotts City, MO	B+	B	B
Stokes, NC	D+	D+	D+
Steele, ND	D	D	D
Guernsey, CA	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Sumner 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 Sumner, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 84% actual proficiency versus 71% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Sumner schools on SchoolGrade

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