USA.com / Maine / Cumberland County / Scarborough, ME / Crime and Crime Rate

Scarborough, ME Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in ME

High / Low ME Cities by Males Employed

High / Low ME Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in ME

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in ME

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in ME

Most / Least Educated Cities in ME

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

Crime Index, #48

Scarborough, ME	763.45
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.

Scarborough, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	3	4	8	48	316	6	0
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	15.4	20.6	41.1	246.7	1,624.3	30.8	0.0	694
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	7	2	8	66	343	11	0
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	36.4	10.4	41.6	342.8	1,781.6	57.1	0.0	884
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	6	4	0	65	425	10	1
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	31.6	21.1	0.0	342.4	2,239.0	52.7	5.3	947
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	3	4	3	81	417	11	1
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	15.9	21.1	15.9	428.2	2,204.4	58.1	5.3	921
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	4	2	4	73	403	9	1
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	20.5	10.2	20.5	373.4	2,061.5	46.0	5.1	863
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	7	2	49	296	13	3
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	36.3	10.4	254.1	1,535.2	67.4	15.6	610
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	1	8	4	61	278	9	1
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	5.2	41.6	20.8	317.2	1,445.8	46.8	5.2	653
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	5	7	60	268	15	2
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	26.1	36.5	312.7	1,396.8	78.2	10.4	621
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	1	4	4	78	305	18	1
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	5.3	21.2	21.2	412.7	1,613.9	95.2	5.3	737
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	2	1	8	60	299	16	1
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	10.6	5.3	42.5	318.9	1,589.2	85.0	5.3	703
	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

Scarborough, ME	5.56
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.

Scarborough, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	5.2	0.0	0.0	5.2	0.0	0.0	51
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scarborough, 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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scarborough, 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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scarborough, 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	Scarborough, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scarborough, 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

Scarborough, ME	2.13
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.

Scarborough, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Scarborough, ME	Count	53	37	16
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	272.4	190.2	82.2	2.31
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	54	37	17
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	280.5	192.2	88.3	2.36
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	53	37	16
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	279.2	194.9	84.3	2.37
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	53	37	16
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	280.2	195.6	84.6	2.38
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	51	35	16
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	260.9	179.0	81.8	2.20
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	50	35	15
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	259.3	181.5	77.8	2.20
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	48	33	15
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	249.6	171.6	78.0	2.11
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	48	33	15
	Scarborough, ME	Per 100,000	250.2	172.0	78.2	2.11
	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	Scarborough, ME	Count	48	33	15
2005	Scarborough, ME	Count	47	32	15