The 10 Safest Cities In New Hampshire For 2020

The 10 Safest Cities In New Hampshire For 2020

While Sandown wasn't ranked #1 in either violent or property crime, solid rankings in each category helped the town achieve its #1 safety ranking overall. With only two violent crimes committed in 2018, Sandown had a violent crime rate about 12 times lower than the national average. Additionally, residents only had a 1 in 309.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime, which is far better than most places in New Hampshire.

Wine lovers will also be delighted to hear than Sandown is the home of Zorvino Vineyards, so you won't have to go far for some local vino. Sandown is about a half hour east of Manchester.

Located just south of Sandown on the Massachusetts border, Atkinson ranks as the second safest place in New Hampshire. Atkinson had the fourth lowest rate of property crime in 2018, 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.

Hollis is the third 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 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 2018, giving the town a violent crime rate about seven times lower than the national average. New Boston also had the third lowest 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 20 minutes east of Nashua, Windham is the fifth 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.

Weare may not be #1 on this list, but it does take the important title of most improved since last year. Last year, Weare wasn't even in the top 25, let alone the top 10.

It's easy to see how Weare made the cut this time, seeing as the town had more seasons than violent crimes in the last year of available data and a property crime rate that's much lower than the national average. So if you see campers at Clough State Park , they're probably not escaped convicts on the lam.

Weare is just northwest of Manchester and southwest of Concord.

While Hopkinton may only rank as the seventh 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 2018, so you know the local police force has done an excellent job on that count. Folks in Hopkinton had a 1 in 183.2 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 just a half hour southeast of Manchester, Hampstead is the eighth safest place to call home in New Hampshire. And there are other perks of living here, like having Sweet Baby Vineyard right in your backyard for all your fruity wine needs.

Don't worry; Hampstead residents know how to handle their vino without getting violent. In fact, Hampstead is 17 times less violent than your average American city. While Hampstead's statewide ranking in property crime is less impressive, it's not because it's super common (in fact, it happens less than once a week). Hampstead's eighth place ranking in this category is more a testament to how safe New Hampshire is in general.

9. Durham

The home of the University of New Hampshire, Durham is already rolling in accolades, so this latest achievement is just icing on the cake. What do I mean? Well, Durham ranked as the best place to raise a family in New Hampshire and got a 10/10 score for education on our snackability scale. On the flip side, Durham also ranked as the most expensive city in the state, but hey, there's no such thing as a free lunch, right?

Durham had about seven times less property crime than the national average, the ninth lowest in New Hampshire. So don't worry if you're away when a package arrives. Folks in Durham wouldn't dream of swiping it.

Located between Nashua and Manchester, Merrimack comes in tenth 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.

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