We asked our viewers what issues matter most to them this election cycle and we are highlighting the top responses, including crime. The most recent state crime data is from 2022 and there were 1404 violent crimes reported that year. Still, crime is front of mind for many Mainers, especially in the wake of the tragedy in Lewiston last year.In 2023, there were 53 homicides in Maine, 10 of which were domestic violence-related. That’s the most recent data but Arthur Jette, director of the Maine Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children, said the loved ones of the victims are never the same.”My walk in this side of the veil began in December of 1999,” Jette said.That’s when his 22-month-old grandson, Treavon, and his daughter’s best friend, Mindy, who was babysitting Treavon, were killed by Mindy’s ex-boyfriend.”No matter what the sentence the defendant receives, that sentence to the families and the …
