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Augusta, ME Crime and Crime Rate

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The Augusta crime rate is much higher than the Maine average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #112

Augusta, ME	2,655.44
Maine	1,017.22
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Augusta, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Augusta, ME	Count	0	18	23	37	126	946	20	9
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	96.2	122.9	197.7	673.2	5,054.2	106.9	48.1	2,519
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.6	27.1	22.9	66.9	378.2	1,548.2	60.1	NA	866
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Augusta, ME	Count	1	25	16	26	206	969	31	5
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	5.3	132.3	84.7	137.6	1,090.4	5,128.9	164.1	26.5	2,916
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.8	25.9	25.2	68.7	488.1	1,735.3	68.8	NA	975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Augusta, ME	Count	1	16	27	44	241	914	31	12
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	5.2	83.7	141.2	230.2	1,260.7	4,781.1	162.2	62.8	2,849
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.9	28.0	31.8	61.0	561.3	1,873.7	74.9	NA	1,063
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Augusta, ME	Count	1	15	15	38	252	1,028	23	4
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	5.2	78.4	78.4	198.6	1,317.0	5,372.6	120.2	20.9	2,849
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.0	29.6	27.8	63.8	591.3	1,873.0	81.2	NA	1,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Augusta, ME	Count	0	13	12	32	222	965	21	12
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	70.2	64.8	172.8	1,199.1	5,212.3	113.4	64.8	2,584
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.8	29.3	31.2	59.8	554.0	1,850.8	74.5	NA	1,057
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Augusta, ME	Count	0	11	12	30	167	872	32	6
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	60.3	65.7	164.4	915.0	4,777.6	175.3	32.9	2,306
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.0	28.5	30.3	59.0	510.4	1,815.7	77.4	NA	1,024
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Augusta, ME	Count	3	9	4	43	183	979	40	13
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	16.4	49.1	21.8	234.4	997.6	5,336.9	218.1	70.9	2,703
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.4	28.5	25.3	61.4	495.4	1,867.7	89.3	NA	1,036
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Augusta, ME	Count	1	15	10	43	183	931	24	11
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	5.4	80.8	53.8	231.5	985.4	5,012.9	129.2	59.2	2,610
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.6	29.7	26.5	60.2	506.8	1,826.4	95.6	NA	1,030
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Augusta, ME	Count	0	22	13	31	198	926	41	18
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	118.1	69.8	166.4	1,063.0	4,971.3	220.1	96.6	2,751
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.7	25.7	29.1	59.0	512.9	1,904.3	101.4	NA	1,040
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Augusta, ME	Count	0	16	7	18	206	953	22	8
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	85.6	37.5	96.3	1,102.1	5,098.7	117.7	42.8	2,467
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.4	24.7	24.4	61.7	478.5	1,832.6	102.0	NA	992
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Augusta, ME	275.11
Maine	38.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Augusta, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Augusta, ME	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	16.0	5.3	5.3	0.0	5.3	0.0	160
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.1	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Augusta, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.9	0.9	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Augusta, ME	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	10.5	10.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	104
	Maine	Per 100,000	3.9	1.5	0.8	1.4	0.2	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Augusta, ME	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	10.5	0.0	5.2	5.2	0.0	0.0	104
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.1	1.4	0.6	2.0	0.2	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Augusta, ME	Count	8	4	1	2	1	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	43.2	21.6	5.4	10.8	5.4	0.0	432
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.6	2.3	0.5	1.4	0.4	0.1	45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Augusta, ME	Count	7	5	0	2	0	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	38.4	27.4	0.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	383
	Maine	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Augusta, ME	Count	6	5	1	0	0	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	32.7	27.3	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	327
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.6	1.5	0.2	0.0	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Augusta, ME	Count	11	7	0	3	1	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	59.2	37.7	0.0	16.2	5.4	0.0	592
	Maine	Per 100,000	5.5	3.0	0.5	1.6	0.4	0.0	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Augusta, ME	Count	7	4	1	2	0	0
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	37.6	21.5	5.4	10.7	0.0	0.0	375
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.5	2.1	0.8	1.2	0.3	0.1	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Augusta, ME	2.41
Maine	1.94
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Augusta, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Augusta, ME	Count	54	41	13
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	288.5	219.1	69.5	2.54
	Maine	Per 100,000	211.7	171.9	39.9	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Augusta, ME	Count	55	40	15
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	291.1	211.7	79.4	2.51
	Maine	Per 100,000	211.3	168.9	42.4	1.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Augusta, ME	Count	54	39	15
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	282.5	204.0	78.5	2.43
	Maine	Per 100,000	212.7	169.7	43.0	1.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Augusta, ME	Count	51	39	12
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	266.5	203.8	62.7	2.35
	Maine	Per 100,000	212.3	170.0	42.3	1.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Augusta, ME	Count	55	40	15
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	297.1	216.1	81.0	2.57
	Maine	Per 100,000	213.9	169.5	44.4	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Augusta, ME	Count	56	41	15
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	306.8	224.6	82.2	2.66
	Maine	Per 100,000	217.0	170.9	46.2	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Augusta, ME	Count	55	40	15
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	299.8	218.1	81.8	2.59
	Maine	Per 100,000	225.1	170.7	54.4	1.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Augusta, ME	Count	56	41	15
	Augusta, ME	Per 100,000	301.5	220.8	80.8	2.61
	Maine	Per 100,000	232.7	174.7	58.0	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Augusta, ME	Count	56	41	15
2005	Augusta, ME	Count	56	41	15