Portsmouth, NH Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portsmouth is 1,447.9 per 100,000 people. That's -38.28% lower than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 16.27% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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.

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• You have a 1 in 881.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portsmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Portsmouth is 113.5 per 100,000 people.
• That's -70.74% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -22.48% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 74.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Portsmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Portsmouth is 1,334.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's -31.85% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 21.43% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.