Assault and Rape in Maine

Age of Persons Arrested for Rape

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Total 17 and under 10 5 9 0 10 13 10% 18-24 26 22 25 29 30 28 33% 25-29 10 14 15 11 19 12 17% 30-34 12 7 18 18 15 13 17% 35-39 12 9 6 8 9 6 10% 40 and over 7 14 15 8 10 12 14% Total 77 71 88 74 93 84

Reported Rape by Month

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Total Jan 6% 9% 7% 8% 5% 5% 7% Feb 4% 5% 8% 6% 7% 7% 6% Mar 12% 3% 8% 8% 3% 6% 7% Apr 9% 10% 6% 9% 7% 6% 8% May 8% 6% 10% 10% 7% 8% 8% Jun 8% 7% 13% 11% 10% 6% 9% Jul 11% 11% 8% 10% 10% 12% 10% Aug 9% 12% 8% 10% 13% 13% 11% Sep 10% 8% 11% 7% 11% 8% 9% Oct 11% 10% 6% 10% 10% 10% 9% Nov 5% 6% 6% 7% 7% 13% 7% Dec 8% 11% 8% 5% 10% 7% 8% Total 171 185 225 230 242 243 1296

Domestic Violence

Assaults 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Total Male on Female 1,538 1,998 2,050 2,219 2,748 2,833 13,386 Female on Male 113 133 126 174 235 249 1,030 Parent on Child 183 180 165 189 231 240 1,188 Child on Parent 104 134 99 105 145 173 760 Other Assaults 181 229 209 198 336 267 1,420 Total Assaults 7,836 8,180 8,534 9,164 10,687 11,380 55,781 Total Domestic 2,119 2,674 2,649 2,885 3,695 3,762 17,784 Domestic %Total 27.0% 32.7% 31.0% 31.5% 34.6% 33.1% 31.9%
Source: Crime in Maine and other data from Maine Department of Public Safety; new data entered when available.
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