FBI arson data · 2024
Maine Arson
159 arson offenses were reported by 261 Maine law-enforcement agencies in 2024 — 0.5% of the national total. The most was reported by State Fire Marshal (83).
Maine agencies with the most reported arson
| Agency | Type | County | Arsons |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Fire Marshal | Unknown | — | 83 |
| Sanford Police Department | City | York County | 12 |
| Portland Police Department | City | Cumberland County | 11 |
| Biddeford Police Department | City | York County | 8 |
| Lewiston Police Department | City | Androscoggin County | 7 |
| York County Sheriff's Office | County | York County | 5 |
| Auburn Police Department | City | Androscoggin County | 4 |
| South Portland Police Department | City | Cumberland County | 3 |
| Bangor Police Department | City | Penobscot County | 3 |
| Somerset County Sheriff's Office | County | Somerset County | 3 |
| Saco Police Department | City | York County | 3 |
| Lincoln County Sheriff's Office | County | Lincoln County | 2 |
| Skowhegan Police Department | City | Somerset County | 2 |
| Livermore Falls Police Department | City | Androscoggin County | 1 |
| Presque Isle Police Department | City | Aroostook County | 1 |
| Gorham Police Department | City | Cumberland County | 1 |
| Westbrook Police Department | City | Cumberland County | 1 |
| Winslow Police Department | City | Kennebec County | 1 |
| Waldoboro Police Department | City | Lincoln County | 1 |
| Topsham Police Department | City | Sagadahoc County | 1 |
| Fairfield Police Department | City | Somerset County | 1 |
| Old Orchard Beach Police Department | City | York County | 1 |
| Kennebunk Police Department | City | York County | 1 |
| York Police Department | City | York County | 1 |
| Buxton Police Department | City | York County | 1 |
Maine arson by county
By the reporting agency's headquarters county — multi-jurisdiction agencies land in one county. Counties with no reported arson are not listed.
About this data
- Counts are arson offenses (fires), not arrests. Each figure is a fire that a law-enforcement agency determined or suspected was intentionally set. Arson arrests are a different, much smaller number — most arsons are never cleared — and are tracked separately in our Arrests dataset.
- The figures are de-duplicated across the FBI's two overlapping reporting streams — the legacy SRS summary system and NIBRS incident data. Most agencies appear in both, so naively summing the two streams, as some published totals do, roughly doubles the count. Each agency here is counted once, from its best available stream.
- Reported agencies only. The total covers agencies in the FBI's 2024 master files — about 96% of the FBI's own de-duplicated figure of 36,558, which comes from its live database and includes some later-arriving reports. Nothing here is estimated, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the reporting agency's headquarters county, not where the fire happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies concentrate in one county — every NYPD-reported arson lands in New York County, for example — and county figures cover geolocated agencies only, so they sum to slightly less than the national total.
- Zero and missing mean different things. A zero means agencies in that county reported to the FBI and logged no arson; a county with no figure at all had no reporting agency headquartered there.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 SRS and NIBRS files, de-duplicated by agency. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Maine arson — FAQ
How many arsons were reported in Maine in 2024?+
159 arson offenses were reported to the FBI by 261 Maine law-enforcement agencies in 2024; 26 of those agencies logged at least one arson. Actual arsons are somewhat higher, since not every agency reports.
Which agency reported the most arson in Maine?+
State Fire Marshal, with 83 reported arson offenses in 2024.
What share of U.S. arson happens in Maine?+
Maine's 159 reported arsons were 0.5% of the 34,990 reported nationwide in 2024. Reporting coverage varies by state, so shares are approximate.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 SRS and NIBRS files, de-duplicated by agency. Counts are arson offenses (fires), not arrests, from reporting agencies only. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.