Manchester, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Manchester, NH Summary

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

  • There were 3,326 total crimes committed in Manchester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,901.0 total crimes per 100K people in Manchester.
  • The overall crime rate in Manchester is 24.82% above the national average.
  • Manchester ranks #189 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Manchester ranks #8,021 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

Manchester Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Manchester is 2,901.0 per 100,000 people. That's 24.82% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 132.96% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Manchester
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,326 2,901.0 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 5 4.4 0.9 6.3
Robbery 87 75.9 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 330 287.8 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 472 411.7 146.4 369.8
Burglary 226 197.1 103.3 269.8
Larceny 2,381 2,076.8 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 247 215.4 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 2,854 2,489.3 1,098.9 1,954.4

Manchester 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 Manchester

472
Violent Crimes
411.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
11.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 472 violent crimes in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Manchester is 411.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 242.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Manchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 11.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 181.24% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Manchester

2,854
Property Crimes
2,489.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,854 property crimes in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Manchester is 2,489.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Manchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 27.37% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 126.53% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Manchester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nashua, NH 91,027 1,116 1,226.0 1,068.9 157.1
Concord, NH 44,305 661 1,491.9 1,354.2 137.7
Derry, NH 34,290 324 944.9 825.3 119.6
Londonderry, NH 26,340 214 812.5 691.0 121.5
Hudson, NH 25,530 219 857.8 795.1 62.7
Goffstown, NH 18,375 135 734.7 642.2 92.5
Milford, NH 16,331 64 391.9 349.0 42.9
Hooksett, NH 15,313 160 1,044.9 907.7 137.1
Raymond, NH 10,996 80 727.5 582.0 145.5

Manchester SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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