Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.
Raw data sources:
18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually.
Methodology:
Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations….
With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 3 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Cumberland is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 83% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Cumberland is one in 384. Compared to communities within Maine, Cumberland‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 88% of the state's cities and towns.
Additionally, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Cumberland, and we found that the crime rate in Cumberland is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Cumberland is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Cumberland does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Cumberland.
Importantly, our analysis shows that Cumberland has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Cumberland's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Cumberland is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Cumberland than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 384.
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FAQ on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Crime Data
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.
