New Hampshire Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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New Hampshire displays a 28.14-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Nashua, New Hampshire at 67.21 points out of 100 versus Manchester, New Hampshire at 39.07.
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New Hampshire displays 3 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 76 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 3 displayed profiles have scores.
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New Hampshire has 2 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 0 increasing and 1 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Manchester, New Hampshire has a reporting population of 115,415 residents versus 44,219 in Concord, New Hampshire, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in New Hampshire is Nashua with an adjusted safety score of 67.21 out of 100, ranked across 3 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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New Hampshire city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 3 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashua | #1 of 3 | 91,131 | 67.21 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| Concord | #2 of 3 | 44,219 | 54.18 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Manchester | #3 of 3 | 115,415 | 39.07 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 3 jurisdictions listed above.
New Hampshire in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Motor vehicle theft -18% (1,593 to 1,312), homicide -12%, larceny-theft -11%, robbery -11%, aggravated assault 10%, burglary 6%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 25,704 of 72,514 reports (35.4%); larceny-theft alone is 17,854 (24.6%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 81% of homicides cleared vs 21% of motor vehicle thefts and 25% of burglaries (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 21 reports in 2025 vs 24 in 2024 (-12%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Simple assault (15,438) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (3,377, 4.7% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Jun (1,687) and troughed in Feb (1,119), a 1.5× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 138 of 205 agencies reported motor vehicle theft in December 2025 (vs 139 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 205 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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New Hampshire monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 17854 reports vs 20103 in 2024 (down 11% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 1,294 | 147 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 1,119 | 147 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 1,306 | 147 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 1,612 | 147 | Full |
| May 2025 | 1,514 | 147 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 1,687 | 147 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 1,674 | 147 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 1,650 | 147 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 1,672 | 147 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 1,498 | 147 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 1,507 | 147 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 1,321 | 146 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 15438 reports vs 15691 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 1,047 | 142 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 1,124 | 142 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 1,330 | 142 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 1,374 | 142 | Full |
| May 2025 | 1,527 | 142 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 1,444 | 142 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 1,305 | 142 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 1,177 | 142 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 1,401 | 142 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 1,307 | 142 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 1,208 | 142 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 1,194 | 141 | Full |
Vandalism, month by month
→ Stable, 10675 reports vs 11523 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 696 | 153 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 578 | 153 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 891 | 153 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 908 | 153 | Full |
| May 2025 | 984 | 153 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 1,053 | 153 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 1,090 | 153 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 1,064 | 153 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 940 | 153 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 872 | 153 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 883 | 153 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 716 | 152 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
81% of homicides cleared vs 21% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 21 | 17 | 81.0% |
| Aggravated Assault | 1,726 | 1,073 | 62.2% |
| Robbery | 297 | 190 | 64.0% |
| Burglary | 1,258 | 317 | 25.2% |
| Larceny-theft | 17,854 | 4,971 | 27.8% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1,312 | 279 | 21.3% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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New Hampshire city reports
- Nashua safety report: #1 of 3, population 91,131, score 67.21, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- Concord safety report: #2 of 3, population 44,219, score 54.18, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Manchester safety report: #3 of 3, population 115,415, score 39.07, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
Reading the comparison
Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
New Hampshire reporting agencies recorded 1,687 larceny-theft offenses in Jun 2025 versus 1,119 in Feb 2025, a difference of 568 reports; 147 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 147 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 17,854 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
New Hampshire reporting agencies recorded 1,527 simple assault offenses in May 2025 versus 1,047 in Jan 2025, a difference of 480 reports; 142 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 142 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 15,438 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
New Hampshire reporting agencies recorded 1,090 vandalism offenses in Jul 2025 versus 578 in Feb 2025, a difference of 512 reports; 153 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 153 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 10,675 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
New Hampshire reporting agencies recorded 17 cleared homicide offenses against 21 reports received in 2025 (81.0%), compared with 279 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 1,312 reports (21.3%), a 59.7-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
Manchester, New Hampshire records 39.07 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 14.42 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 53.49; its reporting population of 115,415 residents accounts for 46.0% of the 250,765 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Nashua, New Hampshire records 67.21 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 13.72 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 53.49; its reporting population of 91,131 residents accounts for 36.3% of the 250,765 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Concord, New Hampshire records 54.18 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 0.69 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 53.49; its reporting population of 44,219 residents accounts for 17.6% of the 250,765 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
New Hampshire reporting-agency sums contain 17,854 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 20,103 in 2024, 2,249 reports (11.2%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 146 to 147 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
New Hampshire reporting-agency sums contain 15,438 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 15,691 in 2024, 253 reports (1.6%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 141 to 142 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
New Hampshire reporting-agency sums contain 10,675 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 11,523 in 2024, 848 reports (7.4%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 152 to 153 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the New Hampshire directory
The scoring run contains 76 reportable jurisdictions in New Hampshire. This public directory displays the 3 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Nashua has the highest adjusted score at 67.21, and Manchester has the lowest at 39.07. The public-cohort range is 28.14 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 2 decreasing, 1 stable, and 0 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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