New Hampshire Crime Grades: A-F Safety Ratings for 187 Cities (2024)

Statewide grade A

187 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 81/100 (Safe).

What is New Hampshire’s crime safety grade?

New Hampshire earned an overall safety grade of A (score: 81/100, Safe) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 111.9 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 927.6 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 187 New Hampshire cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 187 graded New Hampshire cities, 109 earned A+, 54 earned A, 19 received B, 4 landed at C, 0 received D, and 1 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Goshen with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Hinsdale with a F grade (score: 19/100, violent rate 571.4/100K).

Roughly 87% of graded cities in New Hampshire achieved an A or A+ rating, while 1% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between New Hampshire and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

109 cities

54 cities

19 cities

4 cities

0 cities

1 cities

Goshen

0
New Castle

0
Roxbury

0
Sugar Hill

0
Sutton

0
Warren

0
Bradford

0
Grafton

0

What this shows Goshen reports the lowest violent-crime rate in New Hampshire. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the New Hampshire average of 111.9. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Goshen	100	0/100K	0/100K	816
2	A+	New Castle	100	0/100K	0/100K	1,001
3	A+	Roxbury	100	0/100K	0/100K	223
4	A+	Sugar Hill	100	0/100K	0/100K	688
5	A+	Sutton	100	0/100K	0/100K	2,060
6	A+	Warren	100	0/100K	0/100K	835
7	A+	Bradford	99	0/100K	115.2/100K	1,736
8	A+	Grafton	99	0/100K	140.4/100K	1,425
9	A+	Grantham	99	0/100K	114.2/100K	3,502
10	A+	Groton	99	0/100K	170.9/100K	585
11	A+	Harrisville	99	0/100K	99.2/100K	1,008
12	A+	Lyme	99	0/100K	115.1/100K	1,738
13	A+	Madbury	99	0/100K	102/100K	1,961
14	A+	Middleton	99	0/100K	161.5/100K	1,858
15	A+	Strafford	99	0/100K	114.6/100K	4,362
16	A+	Bath	98	0/100K	268.6/100K	1,117
17	A+	Cornish	98	0/100K	180.9/100K	1,658
18	A+	Dublin	98	0/100K	250.6/100K	1,596
19	A+	East Kingston	98	0/100K	246.3/100K	2,436
20	A+	Hancock	98	0/100K	284.6/100K	1,757
21	A+	Hopkinton	98	0/100K	227.9/100K	6,143
22	A+	Kensington	98	0/100K	239/100K	2,092
23	A+	Lisbon	98	0/100K	243.5/100K	1,643
24	A+	Mont Vernon	98	0/100K	222.1/100K	2,701
25	A+	New Durham	98	0/100K	248.8/100K	2,813
26	A+	Newfields	98	0/100K	281.8/100K	1,774
27	A+	Newton	98	0/100K	227.7/100K	4,830
28	A+	Rumney	98	0/100K	200/100K	1,500
29	A+	Springfield	98	0/100K	224.2/100K	1,338
30	A+	Warner	98	0/100K	201.7/100K	2,974
31	A+	Wentworth	98	0/100K	235.3/100K	850
32	A+	Wilmot	98	0/100K	202/100K	1,485
33	A+	Atkinson	98	13.5/100K	94.2/100K	7,434
34	A+	Candia	97	0/100K	331.1/100K	4,228
35	A+	Greenfield	97	0/100K	353.4/100K	1,698
36	A+	Loudon	97	0/100K	398.7/100K	5,769
37	A+	Merrimack	97	0/100K	344/100K	29,650
38	A+	Northumberland	97	0/100K	331/100K	2,115
39	A+	Piermont	97	0/100K	388.1/100K	773
40	A+	Rye	97	0/100K	355.7/100K	5,622
41	A+	South Hampton	97	0/100K	334.4/100K	897
42	A+	Woodstock	97	0/100K	346.7/100K	1,442
43	A+	Litchfield	97	11.7/100K	152.7/100K	8,514
44	A+	New Boston	97	16.1/100K	161.2/100K	6,205
45	A+	Deerfield	97	20/100K	160.3/100K	4,992
46	A+	Bethlehem	96	0/100K	508.2/100K	2,558
47	A+	Franconia	96	0/100K	435.9/100K	1,147
48	A+	Hanover	96	0/100K	450.8/100K	12,421
49	A+	Jackson	96	0/100K	461.7/100K	1,083
50	A+	Mason	96	0/100K	411/100K	1,460
51	A+	Newbury	96	0/100K	478.3/100K	2,300
52	A+	Hollis	96	11.3/100K	327.8/100K	8,846
53	A+	Stratham	96	12.9/100K	334.4/100K	7,776
54	A+	Kingston	96	15.8/100K	221.2/100K	6,328
55	A+	Auburn	96	16/100K	256.5/100K	6,239
56	A+	Windham	96	18.6/100K	222.8/100K	16,158
57	A+	Chester	96	18.8/100K	206.5/100K	5,327
58	A+	Hebron	95	0/100K	601.5/100K	665
59	A+	Lyndeborough	95	0/100K	586.9/100K	1,704
60	A+	Sandwich	95	0/100K	575.8/100K	1,563
61	A+	Wakefield	95	15.6/100K	405.4/100K	6,414
62	A+	Barrington	95	20.8/100K	301.3/100K	9,625
63	A+	Canaan	95	26.3/100K	288.8/100K	3,809
64	A+	Dunbarton	95	31.7/100K	253.2/100K	3,159
65	A+	Thornton	95	34.7/100K	208.1/100K	2,883
66	A+	Nottingham	95	36.7/100K	128.5/100K	5,449
67	A+	Whitefield	95	39.4/100K	118.1/100K	2,540
68	A+	Alstead	95	51.9/100K	0/100K	1,927
69	A+	Carroll	94	0/100K	717.7/100K	836
70	A+	Lee	94	0/100K	649.6/100K	4,618
71	A+	Gilmanton	94	24.3/100K	462.3/100K	4,110
72	A+	Tamworth	94	34/100K	305.9/100K	2,942
73	A+	Brookline	94	34.4/100K	326.7/100K	5,816
74	A+	Madison	94	36.2/100K	326.2/100K	2,759
75	A+	Durham	94	40.8/100K	224.2/100K	14,718
76	A+	Walpole	94	53.8/100K	107.6/100K	3,716
77	A+	Francestown	94	60.5/100K	0/100K	1,653
78	A+	Danbury	93	0/100K	839.7/100K	1,310
79	A+	Barnstead	93	19.8/100K	593.7/100K	5,053
80	A+	Wilton	93	25/100K	475.6/100K	3,995
81	A+	Sanbornton	93	32.5/100K	455.3/100K	3,075
82	A+	Bow	93	35.6/100K	391.1/100K	8,437
83	A+	Plainfield	93	38.9/100K	311.4/100K	2,569
84	A+	Epsom	93	39.8/100K	398.5/100K	5,019
85	A+	Fremont	93	41/100K	389.1/100K	4,883
86	A+	Brentwood	93	42.2/100K	316.3/100K	4,742
87	A+	Greenville	93	49.9/100K	199.4/100K	2,006
88	A+	Deering	93	51.8/100K	207.1/100K	1,931
89	A+	Danville	93	64.8/100K	21.6/100K	4,631
90	A+	Bedford	92	8.4/100K	862.2/100K	23,893
91	A+	Sunapee	92	28.7/100K	546/100K	3,480
92	A+	Pelham	92	34.2/100K	506.6/100K	14,606
93	A+	Milford	92	36.3/100K	448/100K	16,517
94	A+	Exeter	92	37/100K	543.1/100K	16,203
95	A+	Goffstown	92	37.8/100K	459/100K	18,517
96	A+	Charlestown	92	40.1/100K	401.2/100K	4,985
97	A+	Londonderry	92	40.8/100K	444.9/100K	26,974
98	A+	Peterborough	92	45.9/100K	428.9/100K	6,529
99	A+	Raymond	92	54.3/100K	307.5/100K	11,056
100	A+	Alexandria	92	56.6/100K	226.2/100K	1,768
101	A+	Sandown	92	59.8/100K	179.4/100K	6,689
102	A+	Amherst	91	8.4/100K	931.1/100K	11,922
103	A+	Lancaster	91	30.8/100K	678.4/100K	3,243
104	A+	Hampton Falls	91	41.8/100K	542.8/100K	2,395
105	A+	Wolfeboro	91	44.9/100K	568.8/100K	6,681
106	A+	Newmarket	91	52.7/100K	379.3/100K	9,490
107	A+	Hampstead	91	54.6/100K	360.1/100K	9,164
108	A+	Lincoln	90	0/100K	1152.2/100K	1,649
109	A+	North Hampton	90	22.1/100K	904.7/100K	4,532
110	A	Gilford	89	12.6/100K	1160.7/100K	7,926
111	A	Plaistow	89	38.3/100K	779.5/100K	7,826
112	A	New Hampton	89	40.9/100K	736.5/100K	2,444
113	A	Rindge	89	45.2/100K	739.1/100K	6,630
114	A	New Ipswich	89	55.4/100K	683/100K	5,417
115	A	Rollinsford	89	75/100K	450.3/100K	2,665
116	A	Moultonborough	89	75.3/100K	451.6/100K	5,314
117	A	Fitzwilliam	89	80.6/100K	322.3/100K	2,482
118	A	Weare	89	97.5/100K	162.4/100K	9,235
119	A	Dover	88	47.5/100K	786.4/100K	33,696
120	A	Hooksett	88	71.2/100K	569.4/100K	15,454
121	A	Bridgewater	88	84/100K	419.8/100K	1,191
122	A	Marlborough	88	91.2/100K	319.1/100K	2,194
123	A	Pembroke	88	91.7/100K	301.2/100K	7,635
124	A	Canterbury	87	40.3/100K	1048/100K	2,481
125	A	Belmont	87	67/100K	777.7/100K	7,458
126	A	Tuftonboro	87	74.8/100K	673.4/100K	2,673
127	A	Colebrook	87	94.7/100K	378.8/100K	2,112
128	A	Orford	86	80.2/100K	721.7/100K	1,247
129	A	Chesterfield	86	108.6/100K	380.1/100K	3,683
130	A	Enfield	86	111.2/100K	289.2/100K	4,495
131	A	Milton	85	87.1/100K	718.8/100K	4,591
132	A	Alton	85	98.6/100K	558.6/100K	6,087
133	A	Meredith	85	102.8/100K	514/100K	6,810
134	A	Pittsburg	85	118.6/100K	355.9/100K	843
135	A	Bartlett	84	89/100K	800.7/100K	3,372
136	A	Northwood	84	127.7/100K	361.7/100K	4,700
137	A	Greenland	83	24.3/100K	1627/100K	4,118
138	A	Hampton	83	103.2/100K	740.4/100K	16,477
139	A	Derry	83	108.2/100K	719.2/100K	34,207
140	A	Hudson	82	74/100K	1184.2/100K	25,672
141	A	Rochester	82	76.9/100K	1143.9/100K	33,831
142	A	Holderness	82	98.2/100K	933.2/100K	2,036
143	A	Webster	82	100.8/100K	856.9/100K	1,984
144	A	Ossipee	82	108/100K	885.5/100K	4,630
145	A	Antrim	82	110.6/100K	848.1/100K	2,712
146	A	Bennington	82	132.7/100K	530.9/100K	1,507
147	A	Henniker	82	144.1/100K	384.4/100K	6,244
148	A	Haverhill	81	86.9/100K	1237.8/100K	4,605
149	A	Franklin	80	90.9/100K	1260.6/100K	8,805
150	A	Pittsfield	79	144.5/100K	746.6/100K	4,152
151	A	Campton	79	144.9/100K	782.4/100K	3,451
152	A	Hillsborough	79	150.1/100K	700.2/100K	5,998
153	A	Allenstown	79	167.8/100K	503.3/100K	4,769
154	A	Littleton	78	99.2/100K	1339.5/100K	6,047
155	A	Troy	78	181.2/100K	498.4/100K	2,207
156	A	Center Harbor	78	191/100K	286.5/100K	1,047
157	A	Gorham	77	74.7/100K	1719/100K	2,676
158	A	Northfield	77	157.9/100K	789.3/100K	5,068
159	A	Lebanon	76	95.5/100K	1604.2/100K	15,709
160	A	Swanzey	76	200.6/100K	441.3/100K	7,478
161	A	Ashland	75	50.7/100K	2232.4/100K	1,971
162	A	Farmington	75	189/100K	697.7/100K	6,880
163	A	Andover	75	205/100K	533/100K	2,439
164	B	Epping	73	104/100K	1872.1/100K	7,692
165	B	Nashua	73	160.5/100K	1261.3/100K	90,938
166	B	Salem	72	106.4/100K	1968/100K	31,962
167	B	Berlin	72	126.6/100K	1751.6/100K	9,477
168	B	Plymouth	72	136.4/100K	1652/100K	6,598
169	B	Concord	71	180.7/100K	1229.2/100K	44,827
170	B	Portsmouth	70	187.2/100K	1284.3/100K	22,969
171	B	Bristol	69	121.6/100K	2158.1/100K	3,290
172	B	Waterville Valley	69	192.7/100K	1348.7/100K	519
173	B	Chichester	69	213.8/100K	1068.8/100K	2,807
174	B	Jaffrey	68	233.7/100K	988.9/100K	5,562
175	B	Washington	66	330.9/100K	82.7/100K	1,209
176	B	Claremont	65	189.9/100K	1868.6/100K	13,165
177	B	Laconia	63	145.2/100K	2532.4/100K	17,217
178	B	Keene	63	179.2/100K	2172.8/100K	22,874
179	B	Seabrook	62	166.5/100K	2449.8/100K	8,409
180	B	Tilton	62	167.5/100K	2416.3/100K	4,180
181	B	Conway	61	201.1/100K	2145.4/100K	10,441
182	B	Somersworth	60	179.3/100K	2526.5/100K	12,270
183	C	Newington	58	121.2/100K	14787.9/100K	825
184	C	Newport	57	372.3/100K	636.1/100K	6,446
185	C	Manchester	52	336/100K	1648.1/100K	115,464
186	C	Winchester	46	443.4/100K	1143.5/100K	4,285
187	F	Hinsdale	19	571.4/100K	2732.9/100K	4,025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is New Hampshire's overall crime safety grade?

New Hampshire has an overall safety grade of A (score: 81/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 111.9 per 100K and property crime rate of 927.6 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in New Hampshire have an A+ safety grade?

109 cities in New Hampshire earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 54 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in New Hampshire?

Goshen is the highest-rated city in New Hampshire with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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