Durham, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Durham, NH Summary

Crime in Durham research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Durham over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Durham:

  • There were 39 total crimes committed in Durham in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 265.0 total crimes per 100K people in Durham.
  • The overall crime rate in Durham is -87.50% below the national average.
  • Durham ranks #48 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Durham ranks #1,103 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in New Hampshire

Durham Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Durham is 265.0 per 100,000 people. That's -87.50% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -74.23% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Durham
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 39 265.0 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 6.8 1.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 6 40.8 110.1 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 48.1 229.0
Larceny 31 210.6 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 13.6 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 33 224.2 918.0 1,760.0

Durham Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Hampshire.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Durham

6
Violent Crimes
40.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Durham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Durham is 40.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,453.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Durham each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.64% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.97% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Durham

33
Property Crimes
224.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-87.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 property crimes in Durham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Durham is 224.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 446.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Durham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -87.26% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.58% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Durham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rochester, NH 33,831 413 1,220.8 1,143.9 76.9
Dover, NH 33,696 281 833.9 786.4 47.5
Portsmouth, NH 22,969 338 1,471.5 1,284.3 187.2
Hampton, NH 16,477 139 843.6 740.4 103.2
Exeter, NH 16,203 94 580.1 543.1 37.0
Somersworth, NH 12,270 332 2,705.8 2,526.5 179.3
Kittery, ME 11,031 136 1,232.9 1,178.5 54.4
Newmarket, NH 9,490 41 432.0 379.3 52.7

Durham SnackAbility

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