Hampton, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hampton, NH Summary

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

  • There were 139 total crimes committed in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 843.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hampton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hampton is -60.19% below the national average.
  • Hampton ranks #138 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Hampton ranks #3,792 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

Hampton Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hampton is 843.6 per 100,000 people. That's -60.19% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -17.94% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hampton
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 139 843.6 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.0 5.0
Robbery 1 6.1 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 48.6 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 17 103.2 110.1 359.0
Burglary 8 48.6 48.1 229.0
Larceny 100 606.9 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 14 85.0 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 122 740.4 918.0 1,760.0

Hampton 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 Hampton

17
Violent Crimes
103.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hampton is 103.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 969.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.26% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.27% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hampton

122
Property Crimes
740.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 122 property crimes in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hampton is 740.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 135.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.93% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.34% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hampton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Haverhill, MA 68,602 916 1,335.2 924.2 411.1
Dover, NH 33,696 281 833.9 786.4 47.5
Portsmouth, NH 22,969 338 1,471.5 1,284.3 187.2
Newburyport, MA 19,232 85 442.0 395.2 46.8
Exeter, NH 16,203 94 580.1 543.1 37.0
Durham, NH 14,718 39 265.0 224.2 40.8
Kittery, ME 11,031 136 1,232.9 1,178.5 54.4
Newmarket, NH 9,490 41 432.0 379.3 52.7
Salisbury, MA 9,448 70 740.9 561.0 179.9

Hampton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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