Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Orono, ME Crime Grade
How Orono 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maine
2/10
vs. Maine cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Orono, ME was 47.5 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 12,641). That puts Orono 87% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 54% below the Maine statewide rate of 102.2.
That ranks Orono #466 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 88% of them, and #5 of 21 in Maine. Violent crime is up 168% year over year and up 72% over the last five years.
Orono, ME crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Maine Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 47.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #466 of 3,771
- ME rank
- #5 of 21
- Safer than
- 88% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 168%
- 5-year change
- up 72%
- Population
- 12,641
- Reporting agency
- Orono Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Orono Police Department (FBI ORI ME0100600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Orono (red), Maine (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Orono vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 27.6(3) | 28.1(3) | 42.9(5) | 17.7(2) | 47.5(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 9.2(1) | 9.4(1) | 8.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 15.8(2) |
| Robbery | 9.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 9.2(1) | 18.8(2) | 34.3(4) | 17.7(2) | 31.6(4) |
| Property crime | 801.8(87) | 628.2(67) | 369.1(43) | 230.2(26) | 102.8(13) |
| Burglary | 156.7(17) | 75.0(8) | 17.2(2) | 8.9(1) | 15.8(2) |
| Larceny | 589.8(64) | 534.4(57) | 309.0(36) | 212.5(24) | 87.0(11) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 55.3(6) | 18.8(2) | 34.3(4) | 8.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Orono, 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 Orono 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 Orono calculated?
- Orono'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 Orono 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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