Hampton, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hampton:

  • There were 141 total crimes committed in Hampton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 860.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hampton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hampton is -62.97% below the national average.
  • Hampton ranks #132 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Hampton ranks #3,263 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

Hampton Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hampton is 860.6 per 100,000 people. That's -62.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.89% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hampton
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 141 860.6 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 3 18.3 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 73.2 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 19 116.0 146.4 369.8
Burglary 6 36.6 103.3 269.8
Larceny 110 671.4 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 36.6 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 122 744.6 1,098.9 1,954.4

Hampton 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 Hampton

19
Violent Crimes
116.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hampton is 116.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 862.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.78% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hampton

122
Property Crimes
744.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 122 property crimes in Hampton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hampton is 744.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.3 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 -61.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.24% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 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 67,359 927 1,376.2 797.2 579.0
Dover, NH 33,453 353 1,055.2 1,016.4 38.9
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
Newburyport, MA 18,366 120 653.4 506.4 147.0
Exeter, NH 16,155 107 662.3 581.9 80.5
Durham, NH 15,550 58 373.0 315.1 57.9
Kittery, ME 10,279 176 1,712.2 1,663.6 48.6
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
Salisbury, MA 9,238 100 1,082.5 801.0 281.4

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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