How has crime changed in New Hampshire since 1985?

Police in New Hampshire reported about 119 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 215 in 2013, and 829 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 3,571 in 1990. There's no figure for 1997–2003, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in New Hampshire and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, New Hampshire Violent, U.S. Property, New Hampshire Property, U.S.
1985 141.1 570.3 3,149.5 4,780.0
1986 139.9 633.6 3,230.1 5,015.3
1987 150.6 624.9 3,250.1 5,090.1
1988 149.8 630.2 3,242.9 5,045.9
1989 167.6 680.5 3,464.5 5,211.5
1990 132.7 749.8 3,571.0 5,227.0
1991 120.3 798.1 3,398.8 5,388.4
1992 126.9 785.4 3,004.4 5,089.3
1993 131.5 764.1 2,828.7 4,814.1
1994 113.8 740.4 2,637.3 4,752.4
1995 109.5 720.6 2,547.0 4,796.6
1996 119.5 658.8 2,724.6 4,553.0
1997 – 644.9 – 4,494.7
1998 – 603.8 – 4,212.6
1999 – 545.8 – 3,872.6
2000 – 534.4 – 3,751.7
2001 – 529.5 – 3,801.5
2002 – 512.9 – 3,737.7
2003 – 493.7 – 3,704.0
2004 150.1 478.6 1,948.1 3,599.4
2005 141.3 483.0 1,959.7 3,518.3
2006 146.4 486.9 2,101.8 3,397.1
2007 148.2 477.9 2,088.6 3,316.1
2008 160.9 463.7 2,248.8 3,252.3
2009 167.4 436.8 2,275.5 3,076.7
2010 173.6 408.1 2,318.7 2,963.4
2011 195.4 390.1 2,381.6 2,925.7
2012 189.1 390.7 2,343.5 2,881.3
2013 215.2 378.2 2,204.1 2,759.3
2014 196.6 373.7 1,955.9 2,591.8
2015 200.4 384.6 1,747.7 2,495.2
2016 197.3 399.5 1,509.5 2,469.1
2017 199.3 397.5 1,388.2 2,372.4
2018 178.1 384.8 1,270.7 2,206.8
2019 155.6 381.0 1,207.4 2,109.0
2020 145.6 399.3 1,107.6 1,955.3
2021 130.3 360.9 1,046.6 1,762.2
2022 133.7 398.2 1,047.4 1,998.5
2023 117.7 385.6 922.8 1,950.5
2024 112.4 363.4 928.8 1,766.8
2025 119.2 329.3 828.7 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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