Cumberland County, ME Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$42.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cumberland County, ME

In 2025, violent crime will cost $310 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cumberland County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Cumberland County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Cumberland County sits in the 99th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 99% of counties and behind 1%. The grade covers only Cumberland County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Cumberland County is 1.311 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 638 in the south areas to 1 in 1,003 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Cumberland County, ME report the most violent crime, about 103 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 13 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cumberland County, ME

The tangible cost of violent crime in Cumberland County is projected at $41,983,118 for 2025, about $133 per resident and $310 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Cumberland County Compared to Other Counties?

Cumberland County, ME:	$133
Androscoggin County, ME:	$132
York County, ME:	$102
Maine:	$128
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $133 per resident each year in Cumberland County, which is $125 less than the national average and $4 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Cumberland County:

In Androscoggin County, ME, crime costs $132 per person, which is $1 less than in Cumberland County.
In York County, ME, crime costs $102 per person, which is $31 less than in Cumberland County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Cumberland County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Cumberland County	Cost per Cumberland County Resident
Murder	$23.8 million	$75
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12.5 million	$40
Robbery	$933,584	$3
Assault	$4.73 million	$15
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$41,983,118	$133

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Cumberland County, ME

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Cumberland County totals $219,031,816 ($693 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $261,014,934 ($826 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Cumberland County, ME, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Major airports, of which Cumberland County has 1, are the extreme case. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Cumberland County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Cumberland County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5218
Robbery	0.0939
Rape	0.6551
Murder	0.0400
Total Violent Crime	1.311 (A+)

Individual Cumberland County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Cumberland County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Cumberland County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sagadahoc County, ME	A	A+	A-
Androscoggin County, ME	B+	A+	B
York County, ME	A+	A+	A
Oxford County, ME	A-	A+	B
Lincoln County, ME	A+	A+	A+
Carroll County, NH	B	A	A-
Strafford County, NH	B+	A+	A-
Belknap County, NH	A-	A+	A
Knox County, ME	A-	A+	B+
Merrimack County, NH	A-	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Cumberland County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Northampton County, PA	A	A	A
Montgomery County, TN	B-	C-	C-
Washoe County, NV	D-	D	D
Washtenaw County, MI	B	C+	C+
Volusia County, FL	A+	A	A
Onslow County, NC	C-	C-	C-
Onondaga County, NY	B	D	D
Oneida County, NY	B	C-	C-
Pierce County, WA	D-	D+	D+
Oakland County, MI	B	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Cumberland County is as safe as the Maine state average and safer than the national average.

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