Durham, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Durham, NH Summary

Crime in Durham research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Durham over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Durham:

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in Durham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 373.0 total crimes per 100K people in Durham.
  • The overall crime rate in Durham is -83.95% below the national average.
  • Durham ranks #60 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Durham ranks #1,339 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in New Hampshire

Durham Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Durham is 373.0 per 100,000 people. That's -83.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -70.05% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Durham
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 373.0 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 1 6.4 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 12.9 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 9 57.9 146.4 369.8
Burglary 3 19.3 103.3 269.8
Larceny 44 283.0 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 12.9 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 49 315.1 1,098.9 1,954.4

Durham Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Hampshire.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Durham

9
Violent Crimes
57.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Durham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Durham is 57.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,727.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Durham each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.46% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Durham

49
Property Crimes
315.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-83.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Durham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Durham is 315.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 317.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Durham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -83.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.32% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Durham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, NH 33,453 353 1,055.2 1,016.4 38.9
Rochester, NH 33,098 637 1,924.6 1,734.2 190.3
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
Hampton, NH 16,384 141 860.6 744.6 116.0
Exeter, NH 16,155 107 662.3 581.9 80.5
Somersworth, NH 12,160 256 2,105.3 2,014.8 90.5
Kittery, ME 10,279 176 1,712.2 1,663.6 48.6
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
Berwick, ME 8,185 68 830.8 720.8 110.0
Epping, NH 7,274 93 1,278.5 1,182.3 96.2

Durham SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
8.5
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