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The Saco crime rate is higher than the Maine average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #84

Saco, ME	1,265.84
Maine	1,017.22
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Saco, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Saco, ME	Count	4	11	7	16	66	292	20	3
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	21.1	58.0	36.9	84.3	347.8	1,538.9	105.4	15.8	1,358
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.6	27.1	22.9	66.9	378.2	1,548.2	60.1	NA	866
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Saco, ME	Count	0	7	8	9	133	363	12	4
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	37.1	42.4	47.8	705.6	1,925.9	63.7	21.2	1,164
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.8	25.9	25.2	68.7	488.1	1,735.3	68.8	NA	975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Saco, ME	Count	1	4	10	9	93	365	13	3
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	5.4	21.5	53.8	48.4	500.1	1,962.9	69.9	16.1	1,094
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.9	28.0	31.8	61.0	561.3	1,873.7	74.9	NA	1,063
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Saco, ME	Count	0	5	6	50	150	394	24	7
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	27.1	32.5	270.6	811.7	2,132.0	129.9	37.9	1,460
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.0	29.6	27.8	63.8	591.3	1,873.0	81.2	NA	1,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Saco, ME	Count	0	1	6	14	110	439	21	2
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	5.4	32.6	76.0	597.3	2,383.7	114.0	10.9	1,104
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.8	29.3	31.2	59.8	554.0	1,850.8	74.5	NA	1,057
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Saco, ME	Count	1	11	7	6	92	413	19	3
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	5.5	60.2	38.3	32.9	503.8	2,261.5	104.0	16.4	1,344
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.0	28.5	30.3	59.0	510.4	1,815.7	77.4	NA	1,024
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Saco, ME	Count	0	7	2	5	88	395	21	6
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	38.2	10.9	27.3	480.3	2,155.8	114.6	32.7	1,073
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.4	28.5	25.3	61.4	495.4	1,867.7	89.3	NA	1,036
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Saco, ME	Count	1	8	5	5	104	463	21	3
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	5.4	43.2	27.0	27.0	561.9	2,501.5	113.5	16.2	1,329
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.6	29.7	26.5	60.2	506.8	1,826.4	95.6	NA	1,030
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Saco, ME	Count	0	4	2	7	170	461	31	2
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	21.9	11.0	38.4	932.5	2,528.7	170.0	11.0	1,349
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.7	25.7	29.1	59.0	512.9	1,904.3	101.4	NA	1,040
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Saco, ME	Count	0	9	6	5	119	451	40	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	49.6	33.1	27.6	655.7	2,485.1	220.4	0.0	1,384
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.4	24.7	24.4	61.7	478.5	1,832.6	102.0	NA	992
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Saco, ME	173.11
Maine	38.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Saco, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Saco, ME	Count	5	2	1	2	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	26.4	10.5	5.3	10.5	0.0	0.0	263
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.1	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Saco, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.9	0.9	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Saco, ME	Count	10	4	1	5	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	53.8	21.5	5.4	26.9	0.0	0.0	537
	Maine	Per 100,000	3.9	1.5	0.8	1.4	0.2	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Saco, ME	Count	4	0	2	2	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	21.6	0.0	10.8	10.8	0.0	0.0	216
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.1	1.4	0.6	2.0	0.2	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Saco, ME	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	21.7	16.3	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	217
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.6	2.3	0.5	1.4	0.4	0.1	45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Saco, ME	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	11.0	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.0	0.0	109
	Maine	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Saco, ME	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	16.4	16.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	163
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.6	1.5	0.2	0.0	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Saco, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	5.5	3.0	0.5	1.6	0.4	0.0	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Saco, ME	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	5.5	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.5	2.1	0.8	1.2	0.3	0.1	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Saco, ME	2.01
Maine	1.94
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Saco, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Saco, ME	Count	48	35	13
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	253.0	184.5	68.5	2.19
	Maine	Per 100,000	211.7	171.9	39.9	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Saco, ME	Count	48	34	14
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	254.7	180.4	74.3	2.18
	Maine	Per 100,000	211.3	168.9	42.4	1.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Saco, ME	Count	44	33	11
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	236.6	177.5	59.2	2.07
	Maine	Per 100,000	212.7	169.7	43.0	1.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Saco, ME	Count	46	33	13
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	248.9	178.6	70.3	2.14
	Maine	Per 100,000	212.3	170.0	42.3	1.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Saco, ME	Count	46	33	13
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	249.8	179.2	70.6	2.14
	Maine	Per 100,000	213.9	169.5	44.4	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Saco, ME	Count	47	34	13
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	257.4	186.2	71.2	2.22
	Maine	Per 100,000	217.0	170.9	46.2	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Saco, ME	Count	45	33	12
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	245.6	180.1	65.5	2.13
	Maine	Per 100,000	225.1	170.7	54.4	1.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Saco, ME	Count	44	32	12
	Saco, ME	Per 100,000	237.7	172.9	64.8	2.05
	Maine	Per 100,000	232.7	174.7	58.0	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Saco, ME	Count	46	34	12
2005	Saco, ME	Count	43	32	11