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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$106,946

Cost of Crime™ for Swans Island, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $816 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Swans Island 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 Swans Island, ME Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Swans Island's combined rate is higher than the norm. Swans Island sits in the 23rd percentile, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Swans Island's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Swans Island is 36.05 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 27 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 28 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Swans Island, ME report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Swans Island, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Swans Island for 2025 is $106,946, about $385 per resident and $816 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Swans Island Compared to Other Cities?

Swans Island, ME:	$385
Portland, OR:	$544
Eliot, ME:	$116
Maine:	$258
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Swans Island is $385 per year, which is $80 less than the national average and $127 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Swans Island:

In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $160 more than in Swans Island.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $269 less than in Swans Island

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Swans Island	Cost per Swans Island Resident
Murder	$32,019	$115
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10,842	$39
Robbery	$1,574	$6
Assault	$1,022	$4
Kidnapping	$440	$2
Vehicle Theft	$2,312	$8
Burglary	$2,968	$11
Theft	$29,699	$107
Arson	$854	$3
Vandalism	$16,339	$59
Animal Cruelty	$126	$0
Drug Crimes	$8,531	$31
Identity Theft	$220	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$106,946	$385

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Swans Island, 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 Swans Island totals $264,787 ($952 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $371,733 ($1,337 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 east 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 Swans Island's 278 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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Swans Island 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 Swans Island residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.1280
Robbery	0.1800
Rape	0.6432
Murder	0.0613
Total Violent Crime	1.013 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	20.63
Vehicle Theft	0.5370
Burglary	1.177
Arson	0.1272
Total Property Crime	22.47 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0261
Drug Crimes	4.149
Vandalism	8.227
Identity Theft	0.1022
Animal Cruelty	0.0615
Total "Other" Rate	12.57 (D)

Individual Swans Island Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Atlantic, ME	D	A+	D
Bass Harbor, ME	C-	A+	D+
Bernard, ME	B	A+	C+
Naskeag, ME	A-	A+	B+
Seal Cove, ME	B	A+	C+
Seawall, ME	B-	B+	C
Southwest Harbor, ME	D	A	D-
Cranberry Isles, ME	B-	B+	C
South Deer Isle, ME	C	A-	D+
Brooklin, ME	A-	A+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Swans Island is higher 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
Glendale, UT	D+	C-	C-
Greensboro Bend, VT	B	B+	B+
Greenleaf, MN	A	A	A
Green Pond, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Great Bend, ND	C-	D+	D+
Grays, SC	F	D+	D+
Gravity, IA	A-	C-	C-
Gravelton, MO	F	F	F
Granite Bluff, MI	A	B	B
Gore, WV	B-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Swans Island is less safe than the Maine state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Swans Island, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 94% actual proficiency versus 65% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Swans Island schools on SchoolGrade

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