Riverton, ME Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 16%

Violent crime 54%

Property crime 9%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Riverton_{/100k people}	Portland_{/100k people}	Maine_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,876	2,093 (estimate)	2,823	1,361	2,489
Murder	3	n/a	4.5	1.5	5.0
Rape	29	n/a	43.6	38.4	42.6
Robbery	43	n/a	64.7	14.0	81.6
Assault	86	n/a	129.4	61.3	250.2
Violent crime	161	175 (estimate)	242	115	379
Burglary	181	n/a	272.4	174.8	340.5
Theft	1,460	n/a	2,196.9	1,016.7	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	74	n/a	111.3	54.0	219.9
Property crime	1,715	1,918 (estimate)	2,581	1,246	2,110

Key findings

Riverton crime rates are 16% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Riverton are 54% lower than the national average
In Riverton you have a 1 in 48 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Riverton is safer than 53% of the cities in Maine
Year over year crime in Portland has increased by 4%

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The Riverton crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Riverton as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Riverton crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Riverton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Riverton is 1 in 572

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Riverton is 1 in 53

The chance of being a victim of crime in Riverton is 1 in 48

Year Over Year Crime In Portland (per 100,000 people)

Portland police department

Item	Riverton	Portland	Maine
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	218	1,653
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.3	2.1

Sex offenders in Maine

State	Total offenders	Maine_/100K	National_/100K
Maine	2,822	220	266

There are a total of 2,822 sex offenders in Maine. This yields a total of 220 sex offenders in Maine per 100,000 residents which is 17% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Falmouth Foreside, ME	1,637	16	175	191
Cumberland Center, ME	2,475	18	195	213
Steep Falls, ME	1,333	39	422	461
Yarmouth, ME	5,709	35	445	480
Gray, ME	1,317	42	459	502
Littlejohn Island, ME	95	46	503	550
Cousins Island, ME	659	46	503	550
Portland, ME	66,649	242	2,581	2,823

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Palo Alto, CA	66,649	128	2,962	3,091
Camarillo, CA	66,630	83	1,173	1,257
Woodbury, MN	66,699	62	1,743	1,805
South San Francisco, CA	66,587	243	2,174	2,418
Oshkosh, WI	66,713	284	1,597	1,882
Portland, ME	66,649	242	2,581	2,823

Source: The Riverton, Portland, ME crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.

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