Keene, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Keene, NH Summary

Crime in Keene research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Keene 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 Keene:

  • There were 538 total crimes committed in Keene the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,311.9 total crimes per 100K people in Keene.
  • The overall crime rate in Keene is -0.53% below the national average.
  • Keene ranks #184 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Keene ranks #7,174 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.

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Keene Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Keene is 2,311.9 per 100,000 people. That's -0.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 85.65% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Keene
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 538 2,311.9 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.3 0.9 6.3
Robbery 11 47.3 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 43.0 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 40 171.9 146.4 369.8
Burglary 26 111.7 103.3 269.8
Larceny 452 1,942.3 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 85.9 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 498 2,140.0 1,098.9 1,954.4

Keene 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 Keene

40
Violent Crimes
171.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Keene in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Keene is 171.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 581.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Keene each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 17.42% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Keene

498
Property Crimes
2,140.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 498 property crimes in Keene in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Keene is 2,140.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Keene each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 94.74% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Keene

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Northampton, MA 29,150 477 1,636.4 1,245.3 391.1
Clinton, MA 15,432 13 84.2 32.4 51.8
Brattleboro, VT 12,256 807 6,584.5 6,095.0 489.6
Deerfield, MA 5,154 35 679.1 562.7 116.4
Winchester, NH 4,246 37 871.4 800.8 70.7
Hinsdale, NH 4,033 121 3,000.2 2,975.5 24.8
Marlborough, NH 2,163 14 647.2 554.8 92.5
Troy, NH 2,114 20 946.1 946.1 0.0

Keene SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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