Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Saco, ME Crime Grade
How Saco 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maine
6/10
vs. Maine cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Saco, ME was 85.1 per 100,000 residents (18 incidents over a population of 21,144). That puts Saco 77% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 17% below the Maine statewide rate of 102.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Saco (red), Maine (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Saco 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 | 119.2(24) | 152.8(31) | 143.3(30) | 118.5(25) | 85.1(18) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 34.8(7) | 54.2(11) | 28.7(6) | 33.2(7) | 37.8(8) |
| Robbery | 5.0(1) | 14.8(3) | 4.8(1) | 9.5(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 79.5(16) | 83.8(17) | 109.9(23) | 75.8(16) | 47.3(10) |
| Property crime | 1505.0(303) | 1113.8(226) | 1523.7(319) | 1431.1(302) | 1102.0(233) |
| Burglary | 223.5(45) | 118.3(24) | 119.4(25) | 137.4(29) | 89.9(19) |
| Larceny | 1142.4(230) | 926.6(188) | 1265.8(265) | 1156.2(244) | 898.6(190) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 129.1(26) | 54.2(11) | 129.0(27) | 127.9(27) | 99.3(21) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Saco's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Maine cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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