Nashua, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Nashua, NH Summary

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

  • There were 1,293 total crimes committed in Nashua in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,421.8 total crimes per 100K people in Nashua.
  • The overall crime rate in Nashua is -32.91% below the national average.
  • Nashua ranks #164 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Nashua ranks #5,812 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

Nashua Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nashua is 1,421.8 per 100,000 people. That's -32.91% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 38.30% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nashua
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,293 1,421.8 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.0 5.0
Robbery 13 14.3 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 84 92.4 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 146 160.5 110.1 359.0
Burglary 30 33.0 48.1 229.0
Larceny 1,038 1,141.4 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 79 86.9 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 1,147 1,261.3 918.0 1,760.0

Nashua 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 Nashua

146
Violent Crimes
160.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 146 violent crimes in Nashua in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nashua is 160.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 622.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nashua each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.28% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.85% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nashua

1,147
Property Crimes
1,261.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,147 property crimes in Nashua in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nashua is 1,261.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nashua each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.34% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.40% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Nashua

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lowell, MA 116,062 2,548 2,195.4 1,662.9 532.5
Lawrence, MA 89,600 1,289 1,438.6 998.9 439.7
Andover, MA 37,152 324 872.1 777.9 94.2
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

Nashua SnackAbility

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