Thrillist.com has announced their '25 Best Beach Cities In America' and one of them is in Maine, but it's not Old Orchard Beach. Blue Hill, Maine made their list of the '25 Best Beach Cities In America'.
One of my favorite websites, roadsnacks.net, has come up with their list of 'The 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Maine'.
They analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report which summarizes the number of property crimes and violent crimes in each city per year.
Violent crimes are defined as rapes, murders, robberies and aggravated assaults.
They only looked at cities that have populations of more than 5,000
What are the top cities in the United States for Hipsters? First, what is a hipster? They have an ‘effortless nonchalance’, ultra-cool clothes, buy recycled furniture, and blend cheap beer and organic food. It’s a group not easily forced into stereotypes.
One of the best parts of living in Maine is that crime is much lower than the national average. According to recent FBI Crime Report data, Maine had a 1.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents; that's compared to the national average of 3.67 violent crimes per 1,000 citizens.
Safe Choice Security has released its list of Maine's Safest Cities. The list was comprised of towns in Maine with 5,000 residents or more and combined a formula of 2012 FBI crime statistics and violent and property crime rates. Here's the 7 safest cities in Maine.