Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sanford, ME Crime Grade
How Sanford 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maine
8/10
vs. Maine cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Sanford, ME was 190.0 per 100,000 residents (43 incidents over a population of 22,630). That puts Sanford 42% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 104% above the Maine statewide rate of 93.1.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sanford (red), Maine (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sanford 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 | 187.8(40) | 197.2(44) | 182.9(41) | 156.6(35) | 190.0(43) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 75.1(16) | 125.5(28) | 71.4(16) | 80.6(18) | 70.7(16) |
| Robbery | 4.7(1) | 4.5(1) | 26.8(6) | 4.5(1) | 26.5(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 108.0(23) | 67.2(15) | 84.8(19) | 71.6(16) | 92.8(21) |
| Property crime | 2408.5(513) | 2406.5(537) | 2560.7(574) | 2680.7(599) | 2319.9(525) |
| Burglary | 173.7(37) | 170.3(38) | 240.9(54) | 152.2(34) | 181.2(41) |
| Larceny | 2093.9(446) | 2101.7(469) | 2168.1(486) | 2349.5(525) | 2010.6(455) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 131.5(28) | 125.5(28) | 138.3(31) | 125.3(28) | 106.1(24) |
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: Sanford'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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