Crime in New Hampshire: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in New Hampshire since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

117.6 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
818.1 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
17murders2025: 1.2 per 100,000.

New Hampshire since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, New Hampshire 059117176234 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, New Hampshire 01181236235444725 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20251,664117.61715799111,579818.1727754
20241,578112.01417989812,986921.6682913
20231,613115.02523383412,788912.0819900
20221,794128.62722596214,4101,032.81,054946
20211,800129.71319289514,3961,037.51,023991
20202,000146.4122801,16615,0141,098.91,4121,044
20192,152158.1333271,18616,5521,216.41,783943
20182,404177.6213421,46317,2011,270.91,908897
20172,642195.7134411,56918,5501,374.32,554909
20162,668199.8194311,60920,3231,522.32,989880
20152,692202.4154751,55823,4531,763.23,482895
20142,625197.7165441,46926,0981,965.24,191856
20132,952223.2216451,70830,4092,299.25,283938
20122,841215.0154711,86932,0742,426.95,9881,062
20112,864217.3165091,75832,7562,485.66,2441,114
20102,204167.4134501,33029,2302,219.85,444997
20092,125160.4114541,26128,7902,173.54,9151,127
20082,054156.1144211,23428,3872,157.44,2661,407
20071,896144.1124511,07626,3942,005.95,0741,411
20061,785135.8134351,04226,0601,981.94,3951,486
20051,761134.81936597124,0311,838.94,1921,346
20042,202169.5175001,21926,6582,051.94,9791,956
20031,937150.3174801,00226,4562,052.94,5891,933
20022,056161.3124131,18526,2502,059.84,8381,944
20012,144170.2174451,22427,0892,151.04,8892,140
20002,167175.4224531,17027,9012,257.84,9922,148
19991,15996.51825753926,2472,185.23,6981,354
19981,270107.21825559727,4052,312.73,8521,474
19971,328113.21627464329,6352,526.44,6121,593
19961,373118.22031763231,4362,705.35,0631,762
19951,314114.52131464629,1702,540.94,8061,666
19941,328116.81630859729,8372,624.25,2752,302
19931,550137.82330772131,1312,767.25,7952,183
19921,397125.71836758832,8282,954.86,9092,165
19911,318119.34036558336,7803,328.58,1262,434
19901,459131.52130275038,9763,513.78,1582,707
19891,865168.5362641,23837,9453,427.78,1572,701
19881,622147.9252311,09034,9513,186.17,4892,498
19871,581149.63228098834,0583,222.17,3442,288
19861,433139.52324294732,7673,190.67,7542,338
19851,405140.82126692731,0493,111.17,6081,982
19841,308133.91022786929,3473,003.87,1901,843
19831,200125.11923176330,9873,231.27,8821,746
19821,187124.82132269035,2293,704.48,9872,127
19811,375147.12733585939,0344,174.811,0902,252
19801,653179.8233861,08541,3584,499.812,0672,848
19791,241139.92125481439,3734,438.910,6352,882

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Belknap County2025123.51,302.411
Carroll County202579.7657.715
Cheshire County2024163.5994.724
Coos County2025144.5526.314
Hillsborough County2025136.9882.431
Merrimack County2025116.7746.528
Rockingham County202585.8672.037
Strafford County202584.5730.413
Sullivan County2025104.8719.117

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in New Hampshire?
In 2025, 117.6 violent and 818.1 property crimes per 100,000 residents in New Hampshire (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in New Hampshire?
17 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 1.2 per 100,000.

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