2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Utica, NY vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland has 40% less violent crime than Utica.
- Portland has 15% less property crime than Utica.
 Utica, NYPortland, MEUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock21.122.7
 Property Crime52.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Utica    11 Reviews

Utica has stabilized after a few decades of rather precipitous decline. It reached its peak population of just over 100,000 in 1960 but began a descent in subsequent  More

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I grew up in Utica and it is a great place to live and raise a family. There is a high immigrant population which has helped grow the city and make it very cultural. The  More

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The food is the best in the country, great parks, a zoo, it's own ski hill and great culture with the Stanley and Museum. Plus it's the gateway to the Adirondacks. I  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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