Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
York, ME Crime Grade
How York 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
4/10
vs. Maine cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in York, ME was 56.0 per 100,000 residents (8 incidents over a population of 14,293). That puts York 83% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 40% below the Maine statewide rate of 93.1.
That ranks York #588 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 84% of them, and #8 of 21 in Maine. Violent crime is up 14% year over year and up 25% over the last five years.
York, ME crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Maine Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 56.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #588 of 3,771
- ME rank
- #8 of 21
- Safer than
- 84% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 14%
- 5-year change
- up 25%
- Population
- 14,293
- Reporting agency
- York Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by York Police Department (FBI ORI ME0161600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About York, ME
Also known as
- Aquamenticus
- Gorgiana
- Gorgeana
- Scituate Fields
- Agamenticus
- Old York
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. York (red), Maine (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
York 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 | 44.7(6) | 64.4(9) | 42.5(6) | 49.1(7) | 56.0(8) |
| Murder | 7.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.5(1) | 14.3(2) | 21.2(3) | 28.1(4) | 21.0(3) |
| Robbery | 7.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 22.4(3) | 50.1(7) | 21.2(3) | 21.1(3) | 35.0(5) |
| Property crime | 738.1(99) | 651.1(91) | 580.2(82) | 463.2(66) | 440.8(63) |
| Burglary | 59.6(8) | 93.0(13) | 42.5(6) | 56.1(8) | 28.0(4) |
| Larceny | 663.5(89) | 479.4(67) | 467.0(66) | 379.0(54) | 405.8(58) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 7.5(1) | 57.2(8) | 70.8(10) | 21.1(3) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the York, 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 York 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 York calculated?
- York'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 York 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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