WalletHub - In order to determine the most secure states, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 52 key metrics. The data set ranges from assaults per capita to the total loss amount from climate disasters per capita to the unemployment rate.
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Safety in Maine (1=Safest; 25=Avg.)
- Overall rank for Maine: 4th
- 9th – Murders & Non-Negligent Manslaughters per Capita
- 1st – Assaults per Capita
- 8th – Loss Amounts from Climate Disasters per Capita
- 13th – Job Security
- 7th – Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles of Travel
- 14th – Sex Offenders per Capita
- 20th – Share of Uninsured Population
Portland Press Herald
A developer is laying the groundwork for what would be the tallest building in Maine history — a bold new addition to Portland’s skyline. If built as envisioned, the mixed-use high-rise at 45 Union St. in the Old Port would stand 30 stories tall and transform the city’s skyline. But is the project confirmed? How much would it cost? And how long would it take to build? We answer your questions.
More than half of Maine’s schools were built in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Many are in some state of disrepair or have design issues that make them unsuitable for 21st-century learning. Last fall, Gov. Janet Mills created a Commission on School Construction to assess the problem and come up with solutions. Its preliminary report in April laid out a dire situation.