Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Gorham sits close to the middle of U.S. towns for reported crime
Overall, Gorham grades B− for safety (#106 of 124 graded towns in New Hampshire): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NH” is every other New Hampshire city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Gorham
Gorham reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 New Hampshire towns on Gorham’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Berlin (C+). Neighbors ↓
Among New Hampshire towns, closer to the middle
New Hampshire’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Gorham’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 15% of the 124 New Hampshire towns we grade, against 51% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Gorham’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Gorham’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (12.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Gorham’s police reported 11 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.1 in the rest of New Hampshire and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Gorham | Rest of New Hampshire | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 12 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is steady
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Hampshire.
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| Year | Gorham property | Rest of New Hampshire property | Gorham violent | Rest of New Hampshire violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.9 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 17.2 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 11.6 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
33 crimes reported in 2025
2 violent and 31 property, as reported to the FBI by Gorham’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Three people died in crashes on Gorham’s roads in 2019–2023
Gorham had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for New Hampshire towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (10.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Gorham’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Gorham’s own rate (22.4) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Gorham and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Hampshire towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorham | B− | 1.4 | 12.8 |
| Mont Vernon | A | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Madison | A | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Rollinsford | A | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Tuftonboro | A− | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| Bethlehem | A− | 0.6 | 6.6 |
The five graded New Hampshire towns closest to Gorham’s population (2,661), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Gorham. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Gorham’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (2,668 in 2025); our figure for Gorham is 2,661 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Gorham
Is Gorham, NH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Gorham reports less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #106 of 124 in New Hampshire. Its police reported 1.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.1 in the rest of New Hampshire and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Gorham?
1.4 violent and 12.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Hampshire reports 1.1 and 8.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Gorham?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Gorham safer than Berlin?
Berlin reports more crime per resident than Gorham: Berlin grades C+ for safety and Gorham B−. Berlin’s police reported 2.1 violent and 13.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Gorham?
Gorham’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Gorham”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.