What is the safest city in New Hampshire?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Merrimack is the safest city in New Hampshire with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in New Hampshire?

Newport has the highest violent crime rate in New Hampshire at 372.3 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in New Hampshire report crime data?

194 cities in New Hampshire reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in New Hampshire (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. New Hampshire has 194 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100K.

194

Cities Tracked

0.0

Safest City Rate

40.3

Median City Rate

372.3

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in New Hampshire

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Merrimack	29,650	0.0	344.0	A
2	Hanover	12,421	0.0	450.8	A
3	Hopkinton	6,143	0.0	227.9	A
4	Loudon	5,769	0.0	398.7	A
5	Rye	5,622	0.0	355.7	A
6	Bedford	23,893	8.4	862.2	A
7	Amherst	11,922	8.4	931.1	A
8	Hollis	8,846	11.3	327.8	A
9	Litchfield	8,514	11.7	152.7	A
10	Gilford	7,926	12.6	1160.7	A
11	Stratham	7,776	12.9	334.4	A
12	Atkinson	7,434	13.5	94.2	A
13	Wakefield	6,414	15.6	405.4	A
14	Kingston	6,328	15.8	221.2	A
15	Auburn	6,239	16.0	256.5	A
16	New Boston	6,205	16.1	161.2	A
17	Windham	16,158	18.6	222.8	A
18	Chester	5,327	18.8	206.5	A
19	Barnstead	5,053	19.8	593.7	A
20	Barrington	9,625	20.8	301.3	A
21	Pelham	14,606	34.2	506.6	B+
22	Brookline	5,816	34.4	326.7	B+
23	Bow	8,437	35.6	391.1	B+
24	Milford	16,517	36.3	448.0	B+
25	Nottingham	5,449	36.7	128.5	B+

Most Dangerous Cities in New Hampshire

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Newport	6,446	372.3	0.0	F
2	Manchester	115,464	336.0	1.7	D
3	Jaffrey	5,562	233.7	0.0	D+
4	Conway	10,441	201.1	9.6	D+
5	Swanzey	7,478	200.6	0.0	D+
6	Claremont	13,165	189.9	0.0	C
7	Farmington	6,880	189.0	0.0	C
8	Portsmouth	22,969	187.2	0.0	C
9	Concord	44,827	180.7	6.7	C
10	Somersworth	12,270	179.3	0.0	C
11	Keene	22,874	179.2	0.0	C
12	Seabrook	8,409	166.5	0.0	C
13	Nashua	90,938	160.5	0.0	C
14	Northfield	5,068	157.9	0.0	C
15	Hillsborough	5,998	150.1	16.7	C

All 194 Cities in New Hampshire

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 194 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Merrimack	29,650	0.0	A
2	Hanover	12,421	0.0	A
3	Hopkinton	6,143	0.0	A
4	Loudon	5,769	0.0	A
5	Rye	5,622	0.0	A
6	Newton	4,830	0.0	A
7	Lee	4,618	0.0	A
8	Strafford	4,362	0.0	A
9	Candia	4,228	0.0	A
10	Grantham	3,502	0.0	A
11	Warner	2,974	0.0	A
12	New Durham	2,813	0.0	A
13	Mont Vernon	2,701	0.0	A
14	Bethlehem	2,558	0.0	A
15	East Kingston	2,436	0.0	A
16	Newbury	2,300	0.0	A
17	Northumberland	2,115	0.0	A
18	Kensington	2,092	0.0	A
19	Sutton	2,060	0.0	A
20	Madbury	1,961	0.0	A
21	Middleton	1,858	0.0	A
22	Newfields	1,774	0.0	A
23	Hancock	1,757	0.0	A
24	Lyme	1,738	0.0	A
25	Bradford	1,736	0.0	A
26	Lyndeborough	1,704	0.0	A
27	Greenfield	1,698	0.0	A
28	Cornish	1,658	0.0	A
29	Lincoln	1,649	0.0	A
30	Lisbon	1,643	0.0	A
31	Dublin	1,596	0.0	A
32	Sandwich	1,563	0.0	A
33	Rumney	1,500	0.0	A
34	Wilmot	1,485	0.0	A
35	Mason	1,460	0.0	A
36	Woodstock	1,442	0.0	A
37	Grafton	1,425	0.0	A
38	Stoddard	1,422	0.0	A
39	Springfield	1,338	0.0	A
40	Danbury	1,310	0.0	A
41	Franconia	1,147	0.0	A
42	Bath	1,117	0.0	A
43	Hill	1,111	0.0	A
44	Jackson	1,083	0.0	A
45	Harrisville	1,008	0.0	A
46	New Castle	1,001	0.0	A
47	South Hampton	897	0.0	A
48	Wentworth	850	0.0	A
49	Carroll	836	0.0	A
50	Warren	835	0.0	A
51	Goshen	816	0.0	A
52	Piermont	773	0.0	A
53	Sugar Hill	688	0.0	A
54	Hebron	665	0.0	A
55	Langdon	661	0.0	A
56	Groton	585	0.0	A
57	Roxbury	223	0.0	A
58	Bedford	23,893	8.4	A
59	Amherst	11,922	8.4	A
60	Hollis	8,846	11.3	A
61	Litchfield	8,514	11.7	A
62	Gilford	7,926	12.6	A
63	Stratham	7,776	12.9	A
64	Atkinson	7,434	13.5	A
65	Wakefield	6,414	15.6	A
66	Kingston	6,328	15.8	A
67	Auburn	6,239	16.0	A
68	New Boston	6,205	16.1	A
69	Windham	16,158	18.6	A
70	Chester	5,327	18.8	A
71	Barnstead	5,053	19.8	A
72	Deerfield	4,992	20.0	A
73	Barrington	9,625	20.8	A
74	North Hampton	4,532	22.1	A
75	Greenland	4,118	24.3	A
76	Gilmanton	4,110	24.3	A
77	Wilton	3,995	25.0	A
78	Canaan	3,809	26.3	A
79	Sunapee	3,480	28.7	A
80	Lancaster	3,243	30.8	A
81	Dunbarton	3,159	31.7	A
82	Sanbornton	3,075	32.5	A
83	Tamworth	2,942	34.0	B+
84	Pelham	14,606	34.2	B+
85	Brookline	5,816	34.4	B+
86	Thornton	2,883	34.7	B+
87	Bow	8,437	35.6	B+
88	Madison	2,759	36.2	B+
89	Milford	16,517	36.3	B+
90	Nottingham	5,449	36.7	B+
91	Exeter	16,203	37.0	B+
92	Goffstown	18,517	37.8	B+
93	Plaistow	7,826	38.3	B+
94	Plainfield	2,569	38.9	B+
95	Whitefield	2,540	39.4	B+
96	Epsom	5,019	39.8	B+
97	Charlestown	4,985	40.1	B+
98	Canterbury	2,481	40.3	B+
99	Londonderry	26,974	40.8	B+
100	Durham	14,718	40.8	B+
101	New Hampton	2,444	40.9	B+
102	Fremont	4,883	41.0	B+
103	Hampton Falls	2,395	41.8	B+
104	Brentwood	4,742	42.2	B+
105	Wolfeboro	6,681	44.9	B+
106	Rindge	6,630	45.2	B+
107	Peterborough	6,529	45.9	B+
108	Dover	33,696	47.5	B+
109	Greenville	2,006	49.9	B+
110	Ashland	1,971	50.7	B+
111	Deering	1,931	51.8	B+
112	Alstead	1,927	51.9	B+
113	Newmarket	9,490	52.7	B+
114	Walpole	3,716	53.8	B+
115	Raymond	11,056	54.3	B+
116	Hampstead	9,164	54.6	B+
117	New Ipswich	5,417	55.4	B+
118	Effingham	1,781	56.1	B+
119	Alexandria	1,768	56.6	B+
120	Sandown	6,689	59.8	B+
121	Francestown	1,653	60.5	B+
122	Danville	4,631	64.8	B+
123	Belmont	7,458	67.0	B+
124	Hooksett	15,454	71.2	B
125	Hudson	25,672	74.0	B
126	Gorham	2,676	74.7	B
127	Tuftonboro	2,673	74.8	B
128	Rollinsford	2,665	75.0	B
129	Moultonborough	5,314	75.3	B
130	Rochester	33,831	76.9	B
131	Orford	1,247	80.2	B
132	Fitzwilliam	2,482	80.6	B
133	Bridgewater	1,191	84.0	B
134	Haverhill	4,605	86.9	B
135	Milton	4,591	87.1	B
136	Bartlett	3,372	89.0	B
137	Franklin	8,805	90.9	B
138	Marlborough	2,194	91.2	B
139	Pembroke	7,635	91.7	B
140	Colebrook	2,112	94.7	B
141	Lebanon	15,709	95.5	B
142	Weare	9,235	97.5	B
143	Holderness	2,036	98.2	B
144	Alton	6,087	98.6	B
145	Littleton	6,047	99.2	B
146	Webster	1,984	100.8	B
147	Meredith	6,810	102.8	B
148	Hampton	16,477	103.2	B
149	Epping	7,692	104.0	C+
150	Salem	31,962	106.4	C+
151	Ossipee	4,630	108.0	C+
152	Derry	34,207	108.2	C+
153	Chesterfield	3,683	108.6	C+
154	Antrim	2,712	110.6	C+
155	Enfield	4,495	111.2	C+
156	New London	4,354	114.8	C+
157	Pittsburg	843	118.6	C+
158	Newington	825	121.2	C+
159	Bristol	3,290	121.6	C+
160	Boscawen	4,032	124.0	C+
161	Berlin	9,477	126.6	C+
162	Northwood	4,700	127.7	C+
163	Bennington	1,507	132.7	C+
164	Plymouth	6,598	136.4	C+
165	Henniker	6,244	144.1	C+
166	Pittsfield	4,152	144.5	C+
167	Campton	3,451	144.9	C
168	Laconia	17,217	145.2	C
169	Hillsborough	5,998	150.1	C
170	Northfield	5,068	157.9	C
171	Nashua	90,938	160.5	C
172	Seabrook	8,409	166.5	C
173	Tilton	4,180	167.5	C
174	Allenstown	4,769	167.8	C
175	Keene	22,874	179.2	C
176	Somersworth	12,270	179.3	C
177	Concord	44,827	180.7	C
178	Troy	2,207	181.2	C
179	Portsmouth	22,969	187.2	C
180	Farmington	6,880	189.0	C
181	Claremont	13,165	189.9	C
182	Center Harbor	1,047	191.0	C
183	Waterville Valley	519	192.7	C
184	Swanzey	7,478	200.6	D+
185	Conway	10,441	201.1	D+
186	Andover	2,439	205.0	D+
187	Chichester	2,807	213.8	D+
188	Jaffrey	5,562	233.7	D+
189	Washington	1,209	330.9	D
190	Manchester	115,464	336.0	D
191	Freedom	1,767	339.6	D
192	Newport	6,446	372.3	F
193	Winchester	4,285	443.4	F
194	Hinsdale	4,025	571.4	F

Crime Composition in New Hampshire

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in New Hampshire.

Agg. Assault: 56.1%

Robbery: 12.1%

Rape: 31.0%

Murder: 0.8%

State violent crime rate: 110.1/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (69% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in New Hampshire → New Hampshire Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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