State crime profile · 2024
New Hampshire Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 187 cities and 9 of 10 counties in New Hampshire (NH), ranked safest to most dangerous from 214 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-09-05
- 111.9
- Violent / 100K
- 927.6
- Property / 100K
- 187
- Cities
- 9
- Counties
New Hampshire violent crime is 111.9 per 100,000, 68% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, New Hampshire records 111.9 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 68% below the national average (about the 1st-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 111.9 violent crimes per 100K
- -68% vs. the U.S. average
- 1st safest of 51 states & DC
- 927.6 property crimes per 100K
How safe is New Hampshire? FBI UCR data snapshot
New Hampshire (NH) reported 1,577 violent crimes and 13,070 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 214 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 111.9 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 927.6 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 1,409,032. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 187 New Hampshire cities and 9 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for New Hampshire below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 188.1 to 111.9 per 100,000, a decline of 40.5%. City-level detail pages within New Hampshire include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
How New Hampshire ranks nationally
New Hampshire vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
112 Safer than 98% among 51 U.S. states
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Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,409,032 | 1,577 | 111.9 | 13,070 | 927.6 |
| 2023 | 1,402,054 | 1,635 | 116.6 | 12,864 | 917.5 |
| 2022 | 1,395,231 | 1,856 | 133 | 14,551 | 1042.9 |
| 2021 | 1,388,992 | 1,802 | 129.7 | 14,462 | 1041.2 |
| 2020 | 1,366,275 | 1,944 | 142.3 | 14,790 | 1082.5 |
| 2019 | 1,359,711 | 2,067 | 152 | 16,053 | 1180.6 |
| 2018 | 1,356,458 | 2,356 | 173.7 | 16,809 | 1239.2 |
| 2017 | 1,342,795 | 2,613 | 194.6 | 18,197 | 1355.2 |
| 2016 | 1,334,795 | 2,562 | 191.9 | 19,600 | 1468.4 |
| 2015 | 1,330,608 | 2,582 | 194 | 22,519 | 1692.4 |
| 2014 | 1,326,813 | 2,496 | 188.1 | 24,838 | 1872 |
Cities in New Hampshire
Safest cities in New Hampshire
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Merrimack 0
Merrimack
0 /100K
- Londonderry 41
Londonderry
41 /100K
- Dover 48
Dover
48 /100K
- Hudson
Hudson
74 /100K
- Rochester
Rochester
77 /100K
- Salem
Salem
106 /100K
- Derry
Derry
108 /100K
- Nashua
Nashua
161 /100K
What this shows Merrimack is the safest sizeable city in New Hampshire, at 0 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in New Hampshire
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Manchester
Manchester
336 /100K
- Concord
Concord
181 /100K
- Nashua
Nashua
161 /100K
- Derry 108
Derry
108 /100K
- Salem 106
Salem
106 /100K
- Rochester 77
Rochester
77 /100K
- Hudson 74
Hudson
74 /100K
- Dover 48
Dover
48 /100K
What this shows Manchester reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in New Hampshire, at 336 per 100,000.
Manchester is both volume #1 and rate #1 among 10 New Hampshire cities with 25,000+ residents in FBI UCR 2024. That non-invert is disclosed, not hidden.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 115,464 | 336 | C |
| Nashua | 90,938 | 160.5 | B |
| Concord | 44,827 | 180.7 | B |
| Derry | 34,207 | 108.2 | A |
| Rochester | 33,831 | 76.9 | A |
| Dover | 33,696 | 47.5 | A |
| Salem | 31,962 | 106.4 | B |
| Merrimack | 29,650 | 0 | - |
| Londonderry | 26,974 | 40.8 | A+ |
| Hudson | 25,672 | 74 | A |
| Bedford | 23,893 | 8.4 | A+ |
| Portsmouth | 22,969 | 187.2 | B |
| Keene | 22,874 | 179.2 | B |
| Goffstown | 18,517 | 37.8 | A+ |
| Laconia | 17,217 | 145.2 | B |
| Milford | 16,517 | 36.3 | A+ |
| Hampton | 16,477 | 103.2 | A |
| Exeter | 16,203 | 37 | A+ |
| Windham | 16,158 | 18.6 | A+ |
| Lebanon | 15,709 | 95.5 | A |
| Hooksett | 15,454 | 71.2 | A |
| Durham | 14,718 | 40.8 | A+ |
| Pelham | 14,606 | 34.2 | A+ |
| Claremont | 13,165 | 189.9 | B |
| Hanover | 12,421 | 0 | A+ |
| Somersworth | 12,270 | 179.3 | B |
| Amherst | 11,922 | 8.4 | A+ |
| Raymond | 11,056 | 54.3 | A+ |
| Conway | 10,441 | 201.1 | B |
| Barrington | 9,625 | 20.8 | A+ |
| Newmarket | 9,490 | 52.7 | A+ |
| Berlin | 9,477 | 126.6 | B |
| Weare | 9,235 | 97.5 | A |
| Hampstead | 9,164 | 54.6 | A+ |
| Hollis | 8,846 | 11.3 | A+ |
| Franklin | 8,805 | 90.9 | A |
| Litchfield | 8,514 | 11.7 | A+ |
| Bow | 8,437 | 35.6 | A+ |
| Seabrook | 8,409 | 166.5 | B |
| Gilford | 7,926 | 12.6 | A |
| Plaistow | 7,826 | 38.3 | A |
| Stratham | 7,776 | 12.9 | A+ |
| Epping | 7,692 | 104 | B |
| Pembroke | 7,635 | 91.7 | A |
| Swanzey | 7,478 | 200.6 | A |
| Belmont | 7,458 | 67 | A |
| Atkinson | 7,434 | 13.5 | A+ |
| Farmington | 6,880 | 189 | A |
| Meredith | 6,810 | 102.8 | A |
| Sandown | 6,689 | 59.8 | A+ |
| Wolfeboro | 6,681 | 44.9 | A+ |
| Rindge | 6,630 | 45.2 | A |
| Plymouth | 6,598 | 136.4 | B |
| Peterborough | 6,529 | 45.9 | A+ |
| Newport | 6,446 | 372.3 | C |
| Wakefield | 6,414 | 15.6 | A+ |
| Kingston | 6,328 | 15.8 | A+ |
| Henniker | 6,244 | 144.1 | A |
| Auburn | 6,239 | 16 | A+ |
| New Boston | 6,205 | 16.1 | A+ |
| Hopkinton | 6,143 | 0 | A+ |
| Alton | 6,087 | 98.6 | A |
| Littleton | 6,047 | 99.2 | A |
| Hillsborough | 5,998 | 150.1 | A |
| Brookline | 5,816 | 34.4 | A+ |
| Loudon | 5,769 | 0 | A+ |
| Rye | 5,622 | 0 | A+ |
| Jaffrey | 5,562 | 233.7 | B |
| Nottingham | 5,449 | 36.7 | A+ |
| New Ipswich | 5,417 | 55.4 | A |
| Chester | 5,327 | 18.8 | A+ |
| Moultonborough | 5,314 | 75.3 | A |
| Northfield | 5,068 | 157.9 | A |
| Barnstead | 5,053 | 19.8 | A+ |
| Epsom | 5,019 | 39.8 | A+ |
| Deerfield | 4,992 | 20 | A+ |
| Charlestown | 4,985 | 40.1 | A+ |
| Fremont | 4,883 | 41 | A+ |
| Newton | 4,830 | 0 | A+ |
| Allenstown | 4,769 | 167.8 | A |
| Brentwood | 4,742 | 42.2 | A+ |
| Northwood | 4,700 | 127.7 | A |
| Danville | 4,631 | 64.8 | A+ |
| Ossipee | 4,630 | 108 | A |
| Lee | 4,618 | 0 | A+ |
| Haverhill | 4,605 | 86.9 | A |
| Milton | 4,591 | 87.1 | A |
| North Hampton | 4,532 | 22.1 | A+ |
| Enfield | 4,495 | 111.2 | A |
| Strafford | 4,362 | 0 | A+ |
| Winchester | 4,285 | 443.4 | C |
| Candia | 4,228 | 0 | A+ |
| Tilton | 4,180 | 167.5 | B |
| Pittsfield | 4,152 | 144.5 | A |
| Greenland | 4,118 | 24.3 | A |
| Gilmanton | 4,110 | 24.3 | A+ |
| Hinsdale | 4,025 | 571.4 | F |
| Wilton | 3,995 | 25 | A+ |
| Canaan | 3,809 | 26.3 | A+ |
| Walpole | 3,716 | 53.8 | A+ |
Counties in New Hampshire
9 of 10 Census county-equivalents (90%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
Largest counties in New Hampshire, violent crime per 100K
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Hillsborough 0
Hillsborough
0 /100K
- Rockingham
Rockingham
5 /100K
- Merrimack 1
Merrimack
1 /100K
- Strafford
Strafford
3 /100K
- Grafton 0
Grafton
0 /100K
- Cheshire 1
Cheshire
1 /100K
- Belknap
Belknap
3 /100K
- Carroll 2
Carroll
2 /100K
Nationwide peers for New Hampshire
Similar violent rate (~111.9/100K)
- Maine · 101.6/100K violent
- Connecticut · 139/100K violent
- Mississippi · 142.7/100K violent
- Rhode Island · 154.6/100K violent
Similar property rate (~927.6/100K)
- Florida · 1030/100K property
- West Virginia · 1089.3/100K property
- Idaho · 754.4/100K property
- Massachusetts · 1101.2/100K property
Nearby States
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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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