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MAINE: SEXUAL ASSAULT INFORMATION, RESOURCES & SUPPORT

Maine Sexual Assault: Where to Get Help
LocationProgramPhone
STATEWIDE Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault 800- 871-7741
AuburnSexual Assault Crisis Center207-795-2211
AugustaSilent No More207-626-0660
BangorRape Response Services207-989-5678
BrewerRape Response Services207-989-5678
BrunswickSexual Assault Support Services800-822-5999
EllsworthDowneast Sexual Assault Services207-667-5304
FarmingtonS.A.V.E.S.207-778-0110
LewistonSexual Assault Crisis Center207-784-5272
NorwayR.E.A.C.H.207-743-3868
PortlandSexual Assault Response Services800-313-9900
Presque IsleSexual Assault Helpline207-762-4851
RumfordWomen's Advocacy Project207-369-0750
WatervilleRape Crisis Assistance207-872-0601


  • Sexual Assault was the ONLY crime category in Maine to increase in 1999 and only 1 of 2 categories to increase in 2000 - it was up 19.2% and 16.5%, respectively (Uniform Crime Report, Maine Department of Public Safety, 2000)

  • In Maine, a rape is reported every 27 hours 37 minutes (UCR, 2000)

  • Maine's Sexual Assault Centers answered 10,857 Hotline calls in 2000 (Statistical Analysis, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, 2000)

  • Each year, approximately 1,700 unique incidents of sexual assault are reported to the rape crisis centers in Maine (Statistical Analysis, MECASA, 2001)




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Last Updated: April 19, 2007