Laconia, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Laconia, NH Summary

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

  • There were 461 total crimes committed in Laconia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,677.6 total crimes per 100K people in Laconia.
  • The overall crime rate in Laconia is 26.35% above the national average.
  • Laconia ranks #184 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Laconia ranks #8,258 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.

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Laconia Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laconia is 2,677.6 per 100,000 people. That's 26.35% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 160.44% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laconia
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 461 2,677.6 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 5.8 1.0 5.0
Robbery 8 46.5 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 29.0 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 25 145.2 110.1 359.0
Burglary 12 69.7 48.1 229.0
Larceny 399 2,317.5 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 25 145.2 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 436 2,532.4 918.0 1,760.0

Laconia 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 Laconia

25
Violent Crimes
145.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Laconia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laconia is 145.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 688.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laconia each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.55% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.91% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laconia

436
Property Crimes
2,532.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
43.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 436 property crimes in Laconia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laconia is 2,532.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laconia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 43.89% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 175.86% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laconia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, NH 33,696 281 833.9 786.4 47.5
Exeter, NH 16,203 94 580.1 543.1 37.0
Durham, NH 14,718 39 265.0 224.2 40.8
Hanover, NH 12,421 56 450.8 450.8 0.0
Kennebunk, ME 12,040 84 697.7 631.2 66.4
Newmarket, NH 9,490 41 432.0 379.3 52.7
Franklin, NH 8,805 119 1,351.5 1,260.6 90.9
Wolfeboro, NH 6,681 41 613.7 568.8 44.9

Laconia SnackAbility

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