Safest Cities in New Hampshire
Top 27 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Bedford at 8.4/100K.
FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: New Hampshire
New Hampshire lists 27 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Bedford at 8.4/100K violent down to Manchester at 336/100K on this cut. That is a 327.6/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 102.2 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.
Bedford reported 2 violent and 206 property offenses on a 23,893 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 862.2/100K sits beside the 8.4/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Bedford, Amherst, Windham, Pelham, Milford.
Bedford offense desk
Bedford's violent rate fell 50.1% vs 2023 (16.8 → 8.4 per 100K) while staying #1 on this New Hampshire list.
Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.
| # | City | Grade | Population | Violent Crime Rate | Property Crime Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford | A+ | 23,893 | 8.4/100K | 862.2/100K |
| 2 | Amherst | A+ | 11,922 | 8.4/100K | 931.1/100K |
| 3 | Windham | A+ | 16,158 | 18.6/100K | 222.8/100K |
| 4 | Pelham | A+ | 14,606 | 34.2/100K | 506.6/100K |
| 5 | Milford | A+ | 16,517 | 36.3/100K | 448/100K |
| 6 | Exeter | A+ | 16,203 | 37/100K | 543.1/100K |
| 7 | Goffstown | A+ | 18,517 | 37.8/100K | 459/100K |
| 8 | Durham | A+ | 14,718 | 40.8/100K | 224.2/100K |
| 9 | Londonderry | A+ | 26,974 | 40.8/100K | 444.9/100K |
| 10 | Dover | A | 33,696 | 47.5/100K | 786.4/100K |
| 11 | Raymond | A+ | 11,056 | 54.3/100K | 307.5/100K |
| 12 | Hooksett | A | 15,454 | 71.2/100K | 569.4/100K |
| 13 | Hudson | A | 25,672 | 74/100K | 1184.2/100K |
| 14 | Rochester | A | 33,831 | 76.9/100K | 1143.9/100K |
| 15 | Lebanon | A | 15,709 | 95.5/100K | 1604.2/100K |
| 16 | Hampton | A | 16,477 | 103.2/100K | 740.4/100K |
| 17 | Salem | B | 31,962 | 106.4/100K | 1968/100K |
| 18 | Derry | A | 34,207 | 108.2/100K | 719.2/100K |
| 19 | Laconia | B | 17,217 | 145.2/100K | 2532.4/100K |
| 20 | Nashua | B | 90,938 | 160.5/100K | 1261.3/100K |
| 21 | Keene | B | 22,874 | 179.2/100K | 2172.8/100K |
| 22 | Somersworth | B | 12,270 | 179.3/100K | 2526.5/100K |
| 23 | Concord | B | 44,827 | 180.7/100K | 1229.2/100K |
| 24 | Portsmouth | B | 22,969 | 187.2/100K | 1284.3/100K |
| 25 | Claremont | B | 13,165 | 189.9/100K | 1868.6/100K |
| 26 | Conway | B | 10,441 | 201.1/100K | 2145.4/100K |
| 27 | Manchester | C | 115,464 | 336/100K | 1648.1/100K |
New Hampshire overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.