CrimeMetric

Crime in New Hampshire

Major crime across New Hampshire is 48% below the U.S. rate per resident: 64% lower for persons crimes and 44% lower for property crimes. That is the 50th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 7.8% from a year earlier. Of the 36 places below, 19 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
52
48% below the U.S. rate
895 per 100,000
down 7.8% in a year
Persons crimes
36
64% below the U.S. rate
113 per 100,000
down 5.0% in a year
Property crimes
56
44% below the U.S. rate
783 per 100,000
down 8.2% in a year
Social disorder
84
16% below the U.S. rate
1,947 per 100,000
down 5.8% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in New Hampshire, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst New Hampshire
Manchester1052.0 times
Nashua567% higher
Concord831.6 times
Dover3925% lower
Rochester7443% higher
Keene1212.3 times
Portsmouth7136% higher
Derry4513% lower
Laconia1422.7 times
Lebanon991.9 times
Claremont1052.0 times
Londonderry3632% lower
Exeter3043% lower
Somersworth1092.1 times
Hampton3925% lower
Berlin811.5 times
Franklin6218% higher
Milford2651% lower
Hudson1172.2 times
Hooksett3631% lower
South Hooksett2748% lower
Plymouth7135% higher
Newmarket2748% lower
Suncook3337% lower
East Merrimack3435% lower
Newport3926% lower
Littleton4710% lower
Conway1192.3 times
Farmington5710% higher
Pinardville51about the same
Meredith50about the same
Peterborough496% lower
Bristol6626% higher
Hampton Beach7748% higher
Wolfeboro51about the same
Gorham881.7 times

The 36 largest places in New Hampshire, largest first.

Crime by type

Every crime type in New Hampshire is near or below the U.S. rate

Every block group in New Hampshire, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault9932.9
Murder331.2
Aggravated assault3068.2
Robbery2410.3

Property crimes

Other larceny75373
Shoplifting71226
Theft from vehicle3591.4
Burglary2947.2
Motor vehicle theft2844.5

Social disorder

Vandalism96395
Intimidation96218
Simple assault87635
Disorderly conduct8499.4
Trespassing84196
Drugs and alcohol73363
Weapons violations4140.5

How crime varies across New Hampshire

Share of New Hampshire residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5073.2%
  • 50–10015.4%
  • 100–2007.4%
  • 200–4003.2%
  • 400+0.9%

99.2% of New Hampshire residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

997 block groups and 1,420,866 residents. How the estimates are made