City Population Violent / 100K Property / 100K Grade
Manchester 115,464 336 1,648.1 C
Nashua 90,938 160.5 1,261.3 B
Concord 44,827 180.7 1,229.2 B
Derry 34,207 108.2 719.2 A
Rochester 33,831 76.9 1,143.9 A
Dover 33,696 47.5 786.4 A
Salem 31,962 106.4 1,968 B
Merrimack 29,650 0 344 A+
Londonderry 26,974 40.8 444.9 A+
Hudson 25,672 74 1,184.2 A
Bedford 23,893 8.4 862.2 A+
Portsmouth 22,969 187.2 1,284.3 B
Keene 22,874 179.2 2,172.8 B
Goffstown 18,517 37.8 459 A+
Laconia 17,217 145.2 2,532.4 B
Milford 16,517 36.3 448 A+
Hampton 16,477 103.2 740.4 A
Exeter 16,203 37 543.1 A+
Windham 16,158 18.6 222.8 A+
Lebanon 15,709 95.5 1,604.2 A
Hooksett 15,454 71.2 569.4 A
Durham 14,718 40.8 224.2 A+
Pelham 14,606 34.2 506.6 A+
Claremont 13,165 189.9 1,868.6 B
Hanover 12,421 0 450.8 A+
Somersworth 12,270 179.3 2,526.5 B
Amherst 11,922 8.4 931.1 A+
Raymond 11,056 54.3 307.5 A+
Conway 10,441 201.1 2,145.4 B
Barrington 9,625 20.8 301.3 A+
Newmarket 9,490 52.7 379.3 A+
Berlin 9,477 126.6 1,751.6 B
Weare 9,235 97.5 162.4 A
Hampstead 9,164 54.6 360.1 A+
Hollis 8,846 11.3 327.8 A+
Franklin 8,805 90.9 1,260.6 A
Litchfield 8,514 11.7 152.7 A+
Bow 8,437 35.6 391.1 A+
Seabrook 8,409 166.5 2,449.8 B
Gilford 7,926 12.6 1,160.7 A
Plaistow 7,826 38.3 779.5 A
Stratham 7,776 12.9 334.4 A+
Epping 7,692 104 1,872.1 B
Pembroke 7,635 91.7 301.2 A
Swanzey 7,478 200.6 441.3 A
Belmont 7,458 67 777.7 A
Atkinson 7,434 13.5 94.2 A+
Farmington 6,880 189 697.7 A
Meredith 6,810 102.8 514 A
Sandown 6,689 59.8 179.4 A+
Wolfeboro 6,681 44.9 568.8 A+
Rindge 6,630 45.2 739.1 A
Plymouth 6,598 136.4 1,652 B
Peterborough 6,529 45.9 428.9 A+
Newport 6,446 372.3 636.1 C
Wakefield 6,414 15.6 405.4 A+
Kingston 6,328 15.8 221.2 A+
Henniker 6,244 144.1 384.4 A
Auburn 6,239 16 256.5 A+
New Boston 6,205 16.1 161.2 A+
Hopkinton 6,143 0 227.9 A+
Alton 6,087 98.6 558.6 A
Littleton 6,047 99.2 1,339.5 A
Hillsborough 5,998 150.1 700.2 A
Brookline 5,816 34.4 326.7 A+
Loudon 5,769 0 398.7 A+
Rye 5,622 0 355.7 A+
Jaffrey 5,562 233.7 988.9 B
Nottingham 5,449 36.7 128.5 A+
New Ipswich 5,417 55.4 683 A
Chester 5,327 18.8 206.5 A+
Moultonborough 5,314 75.3 451.6 A
Northfield 5,068 157.9 789.3 A
Barnstead 5,053 19.8 593.7 A+
Epsom 5,019 39.8 398.5 A+
Deerfield 4,992 20 160.3 A+
Charlestown 4,985 40.1 401.2 A+
Fremont 4,883 41 389.1 A+
Newton 4,830 0 227.7 A+
Allenstown 4,769 167.8 503.3 A
Brentwood 4,742 42.2 316.3 A+
Northwood 4,700 127.7 361.7 A
Danville 4,631 64.8 21.6 A+
Ossipee 4,630 108 885.5 A
Lee 4,618 0 649.6 A+
Haverhill 4,605 86.9 1,237.8 A
Milton 4,591 87.1 718.8 A
North Hampton 4,532 22.1 904.7 A+
Enfield 4,495 111.2 289.2 A
Strafford 4,362 0 114.6 A+
Winchester 4,285 443.4 1,143.5 C
Candia 4,228 0 331.1 A+
Tilton 4,180 167.5 2,416.3 B
Pittsfield 4,152 144.5 746.6 A
Greenland 4,118 24.3 1,627 A
Gilmanton 4,110 24.3 462.3 A+
Hinsdale 4,025 571.4 2,732.9 F
Wilton 3,995 25 475.6 A+
Canaan 3,809 26.3 288.8 A+
Walpole 3,716 53.8 107.6 A+
Chesterfield 3,683 108.6 380.1 A
Grantham 3,502 0 114.2 A+
Sunapee 3,480 28.7 546 A+
Campton 3,451 144.9 782.4 A
Bartlett 3,372 89 800.7 A
Bristol 3,290 121.6 2,158.1 B
Lancaster 3,243 30.8 678.4 A+
Dunbarton 3,159 31.7 253.2 A+
Sanbornton 3,075 32.5 455.3 A+
Warner 2,974 0 201.7 A+
Tamworth 2,942 34 305.9 A+
Thornton 2,883 34.7 208.1 A+
New Durham 2,813 0 248.8 A+
Chichester 2,807 213.8 1,068.8 B
Madison 2,759 36.2 326.2 A+
Antrim 2,712 110.6 848.1 A
Mont Vernon 2,701 0 222.1 A+
Gorham 2,676 74.7 1,719 A
Tuftonboro 2,673 74.8 673.4 A
Rollinsford 2,665 75 450.3 A
Plainfield 2,569 38.9 311.4 A+
Bethlehem 2,558 0 508.2 A+
Whitefield 2,540 39.4 118.1 A+
Fitzwilliam 2,482 80.6 322.3 A
Canterbury 2,481 40.3 1,048 A
New Hampton 2,444 40.9 736.5 A
Andover 2,439 205 533 A
East Kingston 2,436 0 246.3 A+
Hampton Falls 2,395 41.8 542.8 A+
Newbury 2,300 0 478.3 A+
Troy 2,207 181.2 498.4 A
Marlborough 2,194 91.2 319.1 A
Northumberland 2,115 0 331 A+
Colebrook 2,112 94.7 378.8 A
Kensington 2,092 0 239 A+
Sutton 2,060 0 0 A+
Holderness 2,036 98.2 933.2 A
Greenville 2,006 49.9 199.4 A+
Webster 1,984 100.8 856.9 A
Ashland 1,971 50.7 2,232.4 A
Madbury 1,961 0 102 A+
Deering 1,931 51.8 207.1 A+
Alstead 1,927 51.9 0 A+
Middleton 1,858 0 161.5 A+
Newfields 1,774 0 281.8 A+
Alexandria 1,768 56.6 226.2 A+
Hancock 1,757 0 284.6 A+
Lyme 1,738 0 115.1 A+
Bradford 1,736 0 115.2 A+
Lyndeborough 1,704 0 586.9 A+
Showing cities 1–150 of 187 in New Hampshire, by population. See the New Hampshire safest and most dangerous city rankings, or the New Hampshire crime overview.

How These City Grades Are Calculated

Each grade weighs a city's violent crime rate (70%) and property crime rate (30%) against the national averages, drawn from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States, Table 8 for 2024. Rates use (offenses ÷ population) × 100,000.

UCR participation is voluntary, so not every New Hampshire city reports every year, and small-population cities can show volatile rates where a single incident moves the per-capita figure sharply. Read the full methodology for the scoring formula and limitations.