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2025 Compare Cities Crime:
South Portland, ME vs Scarborough, ME

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- Scarborough has 27% less violent crime than South Portland.
- Scarborough has 26% less property crime than South Portland.
 South Portland, MEScarborough, MEUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock10.322.7
 Property Crime39.7  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

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Reviews for South Portland    1 Reviews
Terry · South Portland, ME
Living in Southern Maine
Over 12 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  More

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Reviews for Scarborough    1 Reviews
Susan · El Dorado Hills, CA
Scarborough Maine is the best.
Over 3 years ago

We moved here from CA. We were tired of the crime and grime of the state of CA. We absolutely love Maine and Scarborough is a suburb of Portland ME and the dang cutest  More

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