Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Falmouth, ME Crime Grade
How Falmouth grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Maine — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maine
1/10
vs. Maine cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Falmouth, ME was 30.7 per 100,000 residents (4 incidents over a population of 13,033). That puts Falmouth 91% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 67% below the Maine statewide rate of 93.1.
That ranks Falmouth #249 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 93% of them, and #3 of 21 in Maine. Violent crime is down 50% year over year and up 286% over the last five years.
Falmouth, ME crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Maine Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 30.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #249 of 3,771
- ME rank
- #3 of 21
- Safer than
- 93% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 50%
- 5-year change
- up 286%
- Population
- 13,033
- Reporting agency
- Falmouth Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Falmouth Police Department (FBI ORI ME0030300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Falmouth, ME
Also known as
- Presumpscot Falls
- Stogummor
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Falmouth (red), Maine (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Falmouth vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 8.0(1) | 31.5(4) | 30.6(4) | 61.5(8) | 30.7(4) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 7.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 38.4(5) | 15.3(2) |
| Robbery | 8.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 15.3(2) | 7.7(1) | 7.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 23.6(3) | 15.3(2) | 15.4(2) | 7.7(1) |
| Property crime | 564.7(71) | 693.2(88) | 635.7(83) | 592.1(77) | 399.0(52) |
| Burglary | 31.8(4) | 23.6(3) | 61.3(8) | 76.9(10) | 30.7(4) |
| Larceny | 485.2(61) | 598.7(76) | 520.8(68) | 507.5(66) | 337.6(44) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 31.8(4) | 55.1(7) | 53.6(7) | 7.7(1) | 23.0(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Falmouth, ME Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Falmouth Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Falmouth calculated?
- Falmouth's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Maine state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Maine cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Falmouth Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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