Manchester, NH Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$14.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Manchester, NH

In 2025, violent crime will cost $276 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Manchester with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Manchester against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Manchester sits in the 84th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 84% of cities and behind 16%. The grade covers only Manchester's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Manchester is 1.750 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 430 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 685 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Manchester, NH report the most violent crime, about 31 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 14 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Manchester, NH

The tangible cost of violent crime in Manchester is projected at $14,382,012 for 2025, about $119 per resident and $276 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Manchester Compared to Other Cities?

Manchester, NH:	$119
Littleton, NH:	$285
East Kingston, NH:	$72
New Hampshire:	$121
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $119 per resident each year in Manchester, which is $139 less than the national average and $2 less than New Hampshire's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Manchester:

In Littleton, NH, crime costs $285 per person, which is $166 more than in Manchester.
In East Kingston, NH, crime costs $72 per person, which is $47 less than in Manchester

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Manchester, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Manchester	Cost per Manchester Resident
Murder	$5.45 million	$45
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5.50 million	$45
Robbery	$535,292	$4
Assault	$2.90 million	$24
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$14,382,012	$119

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Manchester, NH

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Manchester totals $63,478,918 ($525 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $77,860,929 ($644 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Manchester, NH, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southeast part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Major airports, of which Manchester has 1, are the extreme case. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Manchester Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Manchester residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8352
Robbery	0.1408
Rape	0.7499
Murder	0.0240
Total Violent Crime	1.750 (A-)

Individual Manchester Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Manchester is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Manchester.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bedford, NH	B+	A+	A-
Severance, NH	B-	A+	B
Martin, NH	C	A+	C
Hooksett, NH	B-	A+	B
Goffstown, NH	B	A+	B+
Auburn, NH	A-	A+	A
North Londonderry, NH	B+	A	B+
East Merrimack, NH	C-	A	C-
Dunbarton, NH	A+	A+	A+
Candia, NH	B+	A+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Manchester is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-
Pomona, CA	C-	D+	D+
Plant City, FL	A	B+	B+
Poinciana, FL	A	B	B
Plantation, FL	B	B	B
Palm Bay, FL	A	A-	A-
Pasco, WA	D	C-	C-
Owensboro, KY	C-	B	B
Parma, OH	D+	C-	C-
Pacoima, CA	C	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Manchester is less safe than the New Hampshire state average and safer than the national average.

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