Peterborough, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Peterborough, NH Summary

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

  • There were 32 total crimes committed in Peterborough the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 493.9 total crimes per 100K people in Peterborough.
  • The overall crime rate in Peterborough is -78.75% below the national average.
  • Peterborough ranks #79 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Peterborough ranks #1,774 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

Peterborough Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peterborough is 493.9 per 100,000 people. That's -78.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.34% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peterborough
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32 493.9 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 1 15.4 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 46.3 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 5 77.2 146.4 369.8
Burglary 3 46.3 103.3 269.8
Larceny 23 355.0 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 15.4 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 27 416.7 1,098.9 1,954.4

Peterborough 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 Peterborough

5
Violent Crimes
77.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Peterborough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peterborough is 77.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,295.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peterborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.13% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.28% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peterborough

27
Property Crimes
416.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 property crimes in Peterborough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peterborough is 416.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 240.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Peterborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.08% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Peterborough

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Framingham, MA 70,716 1,191 1,684.2 1,400.0 284.2
Waltham, MA 63,525 444 698.9 549.4 149.5
Andover, MA 36,631 226 617.0 499.6 117.4
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Burlington, MA 25,783 461 1,788.0 1,652.3 135.7
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0
Milford, NH 16,331 64 391.9 349.0 42.9
Northborough, MA 15,699 7 44.6 12.7 31.8
Winchendon, MA 10,410 114 1,095.1 816.5 278.6
Jaffrey, NH 5,495 42 764.3 455.0 309.4

Peterborough SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
7
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