Maine overall crime rate declines for 8th consecutive year
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Monday, December 28, 2020
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The number of crimes reported has decreased the eighth consecutive year in Maine, even though violent crimes grew 3.1%, the state’s Department of Safety reported Monday.
All told, reported crimes dropped 6.6% in 2019, and the continuing decline “speaks volumes to the hard work of our professional law enforcement officers, our partners and, of course, the communities we serve,” Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck said in a statement.
But law enforcement officials are committed to doing even better.