Manchester, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Manchester, NH Summary

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

  • There were 2,291 total crimes committed in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,984.2 total crimes per 100K people in Manchester.
  • The overall crime rate in Manchester is -6.37% below the national average.
  • Manchester ranks #175 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Manchester ranks #7,182 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

Manchester Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Manchester is 1,984.2 per 100,000 people. That's -6.37% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 93.00% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Manchester
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,291 1,984.2 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 2 1.7 1.0 5.0
Robbery 67 58.0 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 259 224.3 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 388 336.0 110.1 359.0
Burglary 107 92.7 48.1 229.0
Larceny 1,622 1,404.8 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 174 150.7 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 1,903 1,648.1 918.0 1,760.0

Manchester 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 Manchester

388
Violent Crimes
336.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-6.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 388 violent crimes in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Manchester is 336.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 297.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Manchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -6.40% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 205.28% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Manchester

1,903
Property Crimes
1,648.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-6.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,903 property crimes in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Manchester is 1,648.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Manchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -6.36% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 79.53% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Manchester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nashua, NH 90,938 1,293 1,421.8 1,261.3 160.5
Concord, NH 44,827 632 1,409.9 1,229.2 180.7
Derry, NH 34,207 283 827.3 719.2 108.2
Londonderry, NH 26,974 131 485.7 444.9 40.8
Hudson, NH 25,672 323 1,258.2 1,184.2 74.0
Milford, NH 16,517 80 484.3 448.0 36.3
Hooksett, NH 15,454 99 640.6 569.4 71.2
Raymond, NH 11,056 40 361.8 307.5 54.3

Manchester SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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