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.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 A+ Bedford 23,893 8.4/100K 862.2/100K
2 A+ Amherst 11,922 8.4/100K 931.1/100K
3 A+ Windham 16,158 18.6/100K 222.8/100K
4 A+ Pelham 14,606 34.2/100K 506.6/100K
5 A+ Milford 16,517 36.3/100K 448/100K
6 A+ Exeter 16,203 37/100K 543.1/100K
7 A+ Goffstown 18,517 37.8/100K 459/100K
8 A+ Durham 14,718 40.8/100K 224.2/100K
9 A+ Londonderry 26,974 40.8/100K 444.9/100K
10 A Dover 33,696 47.5/100K 786.4/100K
11 A+ Raymond 11,056 54.3/100K 307.5/100K
12 A Hooksett 15,454 71.2/100K 569.4/100K
13 A Hudson 25,672 74/100K 1184.2/100K
14 A Rochester 33,831 76.9/100K 1143.9/100K
15 A Lebanon 15,709 95.5/100K 1604.2/100K
16 A Hampton 16,477 103.2/100K 740.4/100K
17 B Salem 31,962 106.4/100K 1968/100K
18 A Derry 34,207 108.2/100K 719.2/100K
19 B Laconia 17,217 145.2/100K 2532.4/100K
20 B Nashua 90,938 160.5/100K 1261.3/100K
21 B Keene 22,874 179.2/100K 2172.8/100K
22 B Somersworth 12,270 179.3/100K 2526.5/100K
23 B Concord 44,827 180.7/100K 1229.2/100K
24 B Portsmouth 22,969 187.2/100K 1284.3/100K
25 B Claremont 13,165 189.9/100K 1868.6/100K
26 B Conway 10,441 201.1/100K 2145.4/100K
27 C Manchester 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.