Keene, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Keene, NH Summary

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

  • There were 538 total crimes committed in Keene in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,352.0 total crimes per 100K people in Keene.
  • The overall crime rate in Keene is 10.98% above the national average.
  • Keene ranks #181 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Keene ranks #7,824 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

Keene Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Keene is 2,352.0 per 100,000 people. That's 10.98% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 128.78% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Keene
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 538 2,352.0 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.0 5.0
Robbery 6 26.2 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 69.9 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 41 179.2 110.1 359.0
Burglary 20 87.4 48.1 229.0
Larceny 456 1,993.5 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 21 91.8 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 497 2,172.8 918.0 1,760.0

Keene 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 Keene

41
Violent Crimes
179.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Keene in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Keene is 179.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 557.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Keene each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.07% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.84% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Keene

497
Property Crimes
2,172.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 497 property crimes in Keene in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Keene is 2,172.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Keene each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 23.45% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 136.68% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Keene

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Northampton, MA 30,108 517 1,717.2 1,272.1 445.1
Clinton, MA 15,864 16 100.9 56.7 44.1
Brattleboro, VT 12,092 566 4,680.8 4,035.7 645.1

Keene SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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