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South Portland Crime Rate Report (Maine)

South Portland crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in South Portland for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for South Portland in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 83.1% and the city property crime rate in South Portland was lower than the national property crime rate average by 31.24%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in South Portland was lower than the violent crime rate in Maine by 40.62% and the city property crime rate in South Portland was higher than the property crime rate in Maine by 12.38%.

Property and Violent Crime
South Portland Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
South Portland Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

South Portland Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault6
Arson1
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft252
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery7
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)313
Property Crime286
Violent Crime15
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault8
Arson2
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft235
Motor Vehicle Theft32
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape6
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)294
Property Crime267
Violent Crime19

Property and Violent Crime Totals

South Portland Property Crime

South Portland Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

South Portland Crime 2025

South Portland Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

South Portland Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

South Portland Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this South Portland, Maine crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the South Portland crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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