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

Crime Index, #110

Biddeford, ME	2,160.49
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.

Biddeford, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Biddeford, ME	Count	2	17	15	70	111	754	16	2
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	9.4	79.8	70.4	328.6	521.0	3,539.2	75.1	9.4	2,157
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	1	19	24	75	149	972	18	6
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	4.7	89.1	112.5	351.7	698.7	4,558.2	84.4	28.1	2,569
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	2	5	13	75	189	995	24	3
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	9.3	23.4	60.7	350.4	883.1	4,649.1	112.1	14.0	2,359
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	14	21	44	244	908	17	6
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	65.8	98.7	206.8	1,146.9	4,268.1	79.9	28.2	2,366
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	17	18	31	157	850	22	16
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	79.0	83.7	144.1	729.9	3,951.5	102.3	74.4	2,072
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	2	11	20	24	156	856	18	12
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	9.3	51.2	93.1	111.7	726.3	3,985.3	83.8	55.9	2,051
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	20	28	18	180	847	23	5
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	92.3	129.3	83.1	830.9	3,909.9	106.2	23.1	2,186
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	28	21	28	160	845	45	5
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	126.8	95.1	126.8	724.7	3,827.2	203.8	22.6	2,326
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	19	14	20	152	696	29	7
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	86.1	63.4	90.6	688.6	3,153.2	131.4	31.7	1,816
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	19	9	18	95	744	25	11
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	86.7	41.1	82.1	433.5	3,395.2	114.1	50.2	1,702
	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

Biddeford, ME	56.67
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.

Biddeford, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Biddeford, 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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	5	1	0	4	0	0
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	23.5	4.7	0.0	18.8	0.0	0.0	235
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	13.9	13.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	139
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	4.7	0.0	0.0	4.7	0.0	0.0	46
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	4.6	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	4.5	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	45
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Biddeford, ME	2.54
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.

Biddeford, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Biddeford, ME	Count	69	49	20
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	323.9	230.0	93.9	2.77
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	68	46	22
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	318.9	215.7	103.2	2.67
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	66	46	20
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	308.4	214.9	93.4	2.62
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	66	45	21
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	310.2	211.5	98.7	2.61
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	70	47	23
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	325.4	218.5	106.9	2.72
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	66	45	21
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	307.3	209.5	97.8	2.58
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	67	46	21
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	309.3	212.3	96.9	2.61
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	72	48	24
	Biddeford, ME	Per 100,000	326.1	217.4	108.7	2.72
	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	Biddeford, ME	Count	64	42	22
2005	Biddeford, ME	Count	70	47	23