The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Melvin Village, NH: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$141,436

Cost of Crime™ for Melvin Village, NH

In 2025, crime will cost $465 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Melvin Village with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Melvin Village, NH Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Melvin Village's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Melvin Village sits in the 96th percentile, ahead of 96% of cities and behind 4%. The grade covers only Melvin Village's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Melvin Village is 10.12 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 73 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 128 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Melvin Village, NH report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Melvin Village, NH

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Melvin Village for 2025 is $141,436, about $164 per resident and $465 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Melvin Village Compared to Other Cities?

Melvin Village, NH:	$164
Littleton, NH:	$584
East Kingston, NH:	$158
New Hampshire:	$271
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Melvin Village is $164 per year, which is $301 less than the national average and $107 less than New Hampshire's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Melvin Village:

In Littleton, NH, crime costs $584 per person, which is $420 more than in Melvin Village.
In East Kingston, NH, crime costs $158 per person, which is $6 less than in Melvin Village

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Melvin Village for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Melvin Village	Cost per Melvin Village Resident
Murder	$24,053	$28
Rape/Sexual Assault	$36,293	$42
Robbery	$4,012	$5
Assault	$10,519	$12
Kidnapping	$11,023	$13
Vehicle Theft	$3,379	$4
Burglary	$7,392	$9
Theft	$9,220	$11
Arson	$2,570	$3
Vandalism	$20,256	$23
Animal Cruelty	$782	$1
Drug Crimes	$8,395	$10
Identity Theft	$3,543	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$141,436	$164

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Melvin Village, NH

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Melvin Village totals $338,433 ($392 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $479,869 ($555 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Melvin Village's 864 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Melvin Village Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Melvin Village residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4239
Robbery	0.1476
Rape	0.6928
Murder	0.0148
Total Violent Crime	1.279 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.061
Vehicle Theft	0.2526
Burglary	0.9433
Arson	0.1232
Total Property Crime	3.380 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2104
Drug Crimes	1.314
Vandalism	3.282
Identity Theft	0.5297
Animal Cruelty	0.1224
Total "Other" Rate	5.458 (B+)

Individual Melvin Village Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Melvin Village is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Melvin Village.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wawbeek, NH	A+	A+	A+
Center Tuftonboro, NH	A-	A+	A
Water Village, NH	B+	A+	A-
Mirror Lake, NH	B+	A+	A-
Whittier, NH	B+	C+	A
Moultonborough, NH	B	B	A
Moultonville, NH	C+	B+	B
Wolfeboro Center, NH	A-	A	A+
Moultonborough Falls, NH	B+	B-	A+
Pendleton Beach, NH	B+	A	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Melvin Village is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Leipers Fork, TN	D+	C-	C-
Worth, MI	C-	D+	D+
Lockwood, CA	C+	D-	D-
Wren, MS	A+	A+	A+
Yanush, OK	C	B	B
Lilly, MO	A	A	A
Lewellen, NE	F	C-	C-
Yellow Dirt, GA	B+	C-	C-
Lengby, MN	C-	D+	D+
Woodson, IL	A+	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Melvin Village is safer than the New Hampshire state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Melvin Village, NH average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Melvin Village schools on SchoolGrade

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