Nashua, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Nashua, NH Summary

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

  • There were 1,116 total crimes committed in Nashua the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,226.0 total crimes per 100K people in Nashua.
  • The overall crime rate in Nashua is -47.25% below the national average.
  • Nashua ranks #158 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Nashua ranks #4,474 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

Nashua Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nashua is 1,226.0 per 100,000 people. That's -47.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.55% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nashua
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,116 1,226.0 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 4 4.4 0.9 6.3
Robbery 21 23.1 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 68 74.7 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 143 157.1 146.4 369.8
Burglary 63 69.2 103.3 269.8
Larceny 845 928.3 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 65 71.4 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 973 1,068.9 1,098.9 1,954.4

Nashua 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 Nashua

143
Violent Crimes
157.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 143 violent crimes in Nashua in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nashua is 157.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 636.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nashua each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 7.32% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nashua

973
Property Crimes
1,068.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 973 property crimes in Nashua in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nashua is 1,068.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nashua each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.73% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Nashua

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lowell, MA 113,277 2,434 2,148.7 1,747.0 401.7
Lawrence, MA 88,422 1,243 1,405.8 903.6 502.1
Andover, MA 36,631 226 617.0 499.6 117.4
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
Pepperell, MA 11,600 72 620.7 534.5 86.2
Groton, MA 11,074 25 225.8 144.5 81.3

Nashua SnackAbility

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