Deer Isle, ME Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$295,138

Cost of Crime™ for Deer Isle, ME

In 2025, violent crime will cost $331 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Deer Isle 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 Deer Isle against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Deer Isle sits in the 84th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 84% of cities and behind 16%. The grade covers only Deer Isle's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Deer Isle is 1.733 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 485 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 694 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Deer Isle, ME report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Deer Isle, ME

The tangible cost of violent crime in Deer Isle is projected at $295,138 for 2025, about $154 per resident and $331 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 42.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Deer Isle Compared to Other Cities?

Deer Isle, ME:	$154
Bar Harbor, ME:	$254
Eliot, ME:	$48
Maine:	$128
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $154 per resident each year in Deer Isle, which is $104 less than the national average and $26 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Deer Isle:

In Bar Harbor, ME, crime costs $254 per person, which is $100 more than in Deer Isle.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $48 per person, which is $106 less than in Deer Isle

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Deer Isle	Cost per Deer Isle Resident
Murder	$161,034	$84
Rape/Sexual Assault	$77,046	$40
Robbery	$8,030	$4
Assault	$49,029	$26
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$295,138	$154

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Deer Isle, 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 Deer Isle totals $1,451,152 ($758 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,746,290 ($912 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Deer Isle, 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 northeast part of the city 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. 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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Deer Isle Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8915
Robbery	0.1333
Rape	0.6635
Murder	0.0447
Total Violent Crime	1.733 (A-)

Individual Deer Isle Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Deer Isle is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Deer Isle.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Stonington, ME	C	A-	D+
Sunset, ME	C	B+	C-
West Stonington, ME	C	A-	D+
South Deer Isle, ME	C	A-	D+
Little Deer Isle, ME	C+	A	D+
Brooklin, ME	A-	A+	A-
Naskeag, ME	A-	A+	B+
Sargentville, ME	A-	A+	B+
Pulpit Harbor, ME	B+	B	A-
Sedgwick, ME	A-	A+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Deer Isle is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Pine Valley, CA	D+	D+	D+
Dorchester, SC	D-	D-	D-
Dubois, WY	C-	B	B
East Setauket, NY	B+	A-	A-
Ewing, KY	B	B-	B-
Union Springs, NY	A	C+	C+
Fairfax, MN	C	D+	D+
Toulon, IL	A-	B-	B-
Barnardsville, NC	C+	C+	C+
Village of the Branch, NY	D+	C+	C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Deer Isle is less safe than the Maine state average and safer than the national average.

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