The 10 Safest Cities In New Hampshire For 2026

You will find Litchfield alongside the Merrimack River. With sites like the Litchfield State Forest, there is just as much natural beauty within this town as there is around it. The area's notably low crime numbers mean you can explore all it has to offer while knowing you are not surrounded by criminals waiting to pounce.

The town of 8,514 had just 1 reports of violent crime in 2024. An outstanding feat for a population of that size. When it came to property crime, Litchfield was not off the hook, but some numbers were still impressive. Those include the 1 burglaries and 2 car thefts that occurred - a low amount per capita.

Located just south of Sandown on the Massachusetts border, Atkinson ranks as the second safest place in New Hampshire. Atkinson had the safest rate of property crime in 2024, with only 19 instances all year. That works out to a rate roughly nine times lower than the national average. So you can leave your valuables out while you play soccer or tennis at Woodlock Park without worrying if someone's going to snag them. Atkinson also had more seasons than violent crimes in the year, so the town hardly ever has to fire up its bat signal.

While Hopkinton may only rank as the third safest city in New Hampshire overall, it's the absolute best place to be in terms of violent crime. The town didn't have a single instance of violence in 2024, so you know the local police force has done an excellent job on that count. Folks in Hopkinton had a 1 in 438 of being the victim of a property crime, which is about four times lower than the national average.

Hopkinton is located just 15 minutes west of New Hampshire's capital, Concord.

Located a half hour west of Manchester, New Boston is a whole lot safer than old Boston.

There were only three violent crimes committed in New Boston in 2024, giving the town a violent crime rate about seven times lower than the national average. New Boston also had the fourth safest rate of property crime in the Granite State, a rate nine times lower than the national average. Hikers and joggers will also be happy with all the trail options between Lang Station State Forest and the Town Forest.

Located between Nashua and Manchester, Merrimack comes in fifth place for safest New Hampshire cities, mostly due to ridiculously low levels of violent crime. Merrimack had just six violent crimes in the last year of available data; that's one violent crime committed every other month. Not too shabby for a town of over 25,000 people.

And if you're not sold on safety alone, don't forget that Merrimack is the home of a Budweiser Brewery, so you'll always have the opportunity to spend a safe evening at the Biergarten.

Kingston, the sixth safest place in New Hampshire and proudly one of its historical gems, boasts an exceptionally low violent crime per capita rate of 15/100k people and property crime per capita rate of 221/100k people.

This Rockingham County treasure is a testament to effective policing and community vigilance. With no murders reported and a minimal 14 property crimes, Kingston combines its rich heritage with contemporary safety.

New Hampshire's first settlement, Rye's low crime figures for both violent and property offenses, have earned it the seventh safest spot for safety in New Hampshire for 2026.

Rye had 0/100k people violent crimes per capita, ranking it third safest for violent crime in the state. With only 0 incidents of violence and 20 property crimes, including just 3 burglaries, Rye is a safe place to move to in Rockingham County.

Hollis is the eighth safest town in the Granite State with incredibly low levels of crime. How low are we talking? Well, you can't really get much lower than ZERO, which was how many violent crimes occurred in Hollis in the last year of available data.

And while Hollis may not rank in the top ten for New Hampshire in terms of property crime, the rate in Hollis is still nearly five times lower than the national average. Honestly, there are more Beavers at Beaver Brook than there are crimes in a given year in Hollis.

Hollis is located on New Hampshire's southern border with Massachusetts, 15 minutes west of Nashua.

Located 20 minutes east of Nashua, Windham is the tenth safest place in New Hampshire overall. Windham had about 11 times less violent crime than the average American city and averaged just one property crime a week for the last year of available data.

So while we can't guarantee that you won't get nauseous on the Corkscrew Coaster at Windham's Canobie Lake Park, we can promise that you won't get beaten up there.