Maine Crime & Justice Data Book Released
The Maine Justice Policy Center at the USM Muskie School has presented its recently released 2008 data book to the Maine State Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety committee. The data book presents a portrait of crime and justice indicators in the state, using the most recently available data from public agencies.
While Maine has the lowest violent crime rate in the country, certain crimes, most notably forcible rate and domestic assaults, are occurring more often. In addition, drug and alcohol arrests account for a disproportionate share of all arrests made. This report also examines the rise of incarceration rates, a trend which is having profound social and fiscal impacts on the state and counties, and offers both adult and juvenile recidivism data for the first time.
The report is available via the following link:
Related Link
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/justiceresearch/Publications/DataBook2008.pdf
Posted Apr 9, 2009
