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

Crime Index, #57

Bethel, ME	846.96
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.

Bethel, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2009	Bethel, ME	Count	1	0	0	1	10	84	2	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	37.2	0.0	0.0	37.2	372.2	3,126.2	74.4	0.0	1,600
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	0	1	1	1	16	73	3	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	37.5	37.5	37.5	599.5	2,735.1	112.4	0.0	1,321
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	0	1	0	0	8	23	1	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	37.4	0.0	0.0	299.5	861.1	37.4	0.0	571
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	0	0	0	1	5	5	4	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	38.7	193.6	193.6	154.9	0.0	261
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	7	29	3	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	275.2	1,139.9	117.9	0.0	482
	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

Bethel, ME		-0.25
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.

Bethel, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2009	Bethel, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethel, 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	Bethel, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Bethel, ME	1.04
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.

Bethel, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2009	Bethel, ME	Count	3	3	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	111.6	111.6	0.0	1.12
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	4	4	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	149.9	149.9	0.0	1.50
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	4	4	0
	Bethel, ME	Per 100,000	149.8	149.8	0.0	1.50
	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	Bethel, ME	Count	4	4	0
2005	Bethel, ME	Count	4	4	0