How Safe is Your Home in Maine?

In the year 2010 Maine had an estimated population of 1,328,361 which ranked the state 42nd in number of inhabitants compared to the 50 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico¹. The state ranked 36th in the country for number of burglaries and 40th in property crimes in 2009².

The table below contains the data reported for the state of Maine for the years 2005-2009².

Year	Population	Total Property Crimes	Total Burglaries
2005	1,321,505	31,889	6,323
2006	1,321,574	33,286	6,779
2007	1,317,207	31,992	6,676
2008	1,316,456	32,285	6,522
2009	1,318,301	31,685	6,728

Sources:
¹http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table
²http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr