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These Are Maine’s Safest Cities, and No. 1 Might Surprise You
A new list has come out, and some of it may surprise you!
If you're considering moving anytime soon, you may want to take a look at this.
The website safewise.com just published a list of the 20 safest cities in Maine for 2017. The list is based on information from the FBI. Population is also factored in.
The safest city in Maine? Cumberland. One of the things that helped Cumberland get to the top of the list (it was ranked 3 last time) was that according to the data analyzed for this study, there was zero violent crime there! Here are the top 5:
#1 - Cumberland
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#2 - Eliot
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#3 - Rockport
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#4 - Richmond
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#5 - Fort Kent
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