The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Hampshire: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$384.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Hampshire

In 2025, crime will cost $679 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US state, where New Hampshire's combined rate is much lower than the norm. New Hampshire sits in the 86th percentile, ahead of 86% of states and behind 14%. The grade covers only New Hampshire's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The overall crime rate in New Hampshire is 22.24 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 38 in the northwest cities to 1 in 53 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of New Hampshire report the most crime, about 7,625 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1,802 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Hampshire

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Hampshire for 2025 is $384,876,076, about $271 per resident and $679 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Hampshire Compared to Other States?

New Hampshire:	$271
New Mexico:	$835
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Hampshire is $271 per year, which is $193 less than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to New Hampshire:

In New Mexico, crime costs $835 per person, which is $564 more than in New Hampshire.
In New Jersey, crime costs $240 per person, which is $31 less than in New Hampshire

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Hampshire	Cost per New Hampshire Resident
Murder	$75.1 million	$53
Rape/Sexual Assault	$63.6 million	$45
Robbery	$7.11 million	$5
Assault	$26.7 million	$19
Kidnapping	$14.1 million	$10
Vehicle Theft	$14.6 million	$10
Burglary	$9.17 million	$6
Theft	$63.6 million	$45
Arson	$2.99 million	$2
Vandalism	$54.6 million	$38
Animal Cruelty	$1.74 million	$1
Drug Crimes	$40.8 million	$29
Identity Theft	$10.7 million	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$384,876,076	$271

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire totals $812,569,693 ($572 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,197,445,769 ($842 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 south part of the state holds more 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, of which New Hampshire has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which New Hampshire has 402, do the same, and of New Hampshire's 1,421,504 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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New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6543
Robbery	0.1590
Rape	0.7381
Murder	0.0281
Total Violent Crime	1.580 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.635
Vehicle Theft	0.6647
Burglary	0.7116
Arson	0.0872
Total Property Crime	10.10 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1642
Drug Crimes	3.883
Vandalism	5.377
Identity Theft	0.9721
Animal Cruelty	0.1657
Total "Other" Rate	10.56 (C)

Individual New Hampshire Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of crime in New Hampshire is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to New Hampshire.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Vermont	B+	A-	C+
Massachusetts	A+	C+	A+
Rhode Island	A	A	A-
Maine	A	A+	A
Connecticut	B+	A+	B
New York	A-	C	B-
New Jersey	A+	A	A-
Delaware	D	C-	C-
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-
Maryland	C	C-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations

New Hampshire is lower versus other states of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Arizona	B-	C	C
Alabama	C+	C+	C+
Wyoming	B+	A	A
Wisconsin	B	B-	B-
West Virginia	A-	B+	B+
Washington	D-	C	C
Virginia	B-	B+	B+
Vermont	B+	A-	A-
Utah	C-	B	B
Texas	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, New Hampshire is as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Hampshire average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Hampshire schools on SchoolGrade

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