Somersworth, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Somersworth, NH Summary

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

  • There were 332 total crimes committed in Somersworth in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,705.8 total crimes per 100K people in Somersworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Somersworth is 27.68% above the national average.
  • Somersworth ranks #185 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Somersworth ranks #8,299 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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Somersworth Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Somersworth is 2,705.8 per 100,000 people. That's 27.68% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 163.19% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Somersworth
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 332 2,705.8 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.0 5.0
Robbery 4 32.6 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 48.9 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 22 179.3 110.1 359.0
Burglary 6 48.9 48.1 229.0
Larceny 293 2,387.9 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 89.6 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 310 2,526.5 918.0 1,760.0

Somersworth 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 Somersworth

22
Violent Crimes
179.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Somersworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Somersworth is 179.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 557.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Somersworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.06% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.89% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Somersworth

310
Property Crimes
2,526.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
43.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 310 property crimes in Somersworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Somersworth is 2,526.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Somersworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 43.55% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 175.21% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Somersworth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rochester, NH 33,831 413 1,220.8 1,143.9 76.9
Dover, NH 33,696 281 833.9 786.4 47.5
Portsmouth, NH 22,969 338 1,471.5 1,284.3 187.2
Exeter, NH 16,203 94 580.1 543.1 37.0
Durham, NH 14,718 39 265.0 224.2 40.8
Kennebunk, ME 12,040 84 697.7 631.2 66.4
Kittery, ME 11,031 136 1,232.9 1,178.5 54.4
Newmarket, NH 9,490 41 432.0 379.3 52.7

Somersworth SnackAbility

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