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Arrests in 2000

Maine Superior Court-Penobscot
ME Superior Court

  • Number of general jurisdiction court judges: 15
  • Length of initial term: 7 years
  • How judges are selected for initial full term: Gubernatorial Appointment

    Note: This table is no longer being maintained.

  • Includes: Penobscot County 

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    Note: This table is no longer being maintained. For later data, see the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, University of Michigan.

    Statistics presented are based on data collected by the FBI as part of its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. These data represent offenses reported to and arrests made by State and local law enforcement agencies as reported to the FBI. These data do not include Federal law enforcement activity. Additionally, not all law enforcement agencies consistently report offense and arrest data to the FBI. Users should refer to the Coverage Indicator for the proportion of the population covered by the agencies reporting to the FBI.

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    Item District Maine
    Total 7,073 55,985
    Murder 0 4
    Rape 4 107
    Robbery 28 147
    Aggravated Assault 81 629
    Burglary 168 1,327
    Larceny - theft 817 5,386
    Motor vehicle thefts 40 371
    Arson 13 64
    Other assaults 859 6,855
    Forgery & counterfeiting 73 341
    Fraud 206 1,161
    Embezzlement 0 11
    Have stolen property 38 303
    Vandalism 242 1,720
    Weapons violations 20 261
    Prostitution and commercial vice 0 23
    Sex offenses 44 284
    Total drug violations 694 5,064
    Gambling 0 3
    Offenses against family & child 19 477
    Driving under influence 796 7,334
    Liquor law violations 386 3,067
    Drunkenness 1 27
    Disorderly conduct 226 2,033
    Vagrancy 0 19
    All other offenses except traffic 2,295 18,370
    Population 144,919 1,249,323
    Coverage indicator 90% -

    18 judges cover the whole State - not divided by counties. Data provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, University of Michigan

    Population statistics are based on data provided by the FBI and may differ from similar statistics reported by the Census Bureau. Population statistics generated by the FBI are used to calculate crime rates and to estimate the proportion of the population covered by the UCR program.

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