Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Waterville, ME Crime Grade
How Waterville 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maine
7/10
vs. Maine cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Waterville, ME was 148.2 per 100,000 residents (25 incidents over a population of 16,867). That puts Waterville 59% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 45% above the Maine statewide rate of 102.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waterville (red), Maine (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waterville 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 | 192.1(32) | 210.0(35) | 206.6(33) | 214.8(34) | 148.2(25) |
| Murder | 6.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.3(1) | 17.8(3) |
| Rape | 72.1(12) | 60.0(10) | 93.9(15) | 120.1(19) | 83.0(14) |
| Robbery | 42.0(7) | 54.0(9) | 18.8(3) | 37.9(6) | 23.7(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 72.1(12) | 96.0(16) | 93.9(15) | 50.5(8) | 23.7(4) |
| Property crime | 2527.9(421) | 3971.9(662) | 4370.1(698) | 3494.2(553) | 3071.1(518) |
| Burglary | 168.1(28) | 354.0(59) | 288.0(46) | 145.3(23) | 59.3(10) |
| Larceny | 2263.7(377) | 3509.9(585) | 3956.9(632) | 3191.0(505) | 2857.7(482) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 72.1(12) | 108.0(18) | 119.0(19) | 145.3(23) | 154.1(26) |
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: Waterville'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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