Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Violent crime per resident is higher in Manchester than in 78% of U.S. towns
The local count comes to 3.5 violent crimes and 16.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 0.9 and 8.2 in the rest of New Hampshire. Add to that, the overall Safety Grade is C (#120 of 124 graded towns in New Hampshire, and #105 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000), which means more crime per resident than 72% of U.S. towns, judged on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. The crimes the grade counts fell 11% per resident from 2023 to 2025. Each of the 7 towns on its borders with figures records less crime per resident.
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 Manchester
7 of the 7 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 New Hampshire towns on Manchester’s borders, 7 have a Safety Grade: Litchfield (A+), Auburn (A+), Merrimack (A), Goffstown (A), Londonderry (A−), Bedford (A−), Hooksett (A−). Neighbors ↓
Among New Hampshire towns, lower
New Hampshire’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Manchester’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 3% of the 124 New Hampshire towns we grade, against 28% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Manchester’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 3.5 per 100,000 residents a year, 7.5 times the rest of New Hampshire (0.5) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 7.0 times the rest of New Hampshire
63.1 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (51 reported in 2025), 7.0 times the rest of New Hampshire (9.0) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Manchester reports less crime per resident than 68% (#105). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Manchester’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (3.5) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (16.1) 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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Manchester property | Rest of New Hampshire property | Manchester violent | Rest of New Hampshire violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.9 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| 2025 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Hampshire.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Manchester | Rest of New Hampshire | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Manchester | Rest of New Hampshire | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 75.9 | 11.1 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 87.9 | 9.9 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 58.0 | 8.6 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 43.7 | 8.4 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Manchester’s police reported 2 homicides, 51 robberies and 374 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of New Hampshire and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
Crime in Manchester per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
2,141 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
374 violent and 1,767 property, as reported to the FBI by Manchester’s police.
40 people died in crashes on Manchester’s roads in 2019–2023
Manchester had 39 fatal crashes in five years, in which 40 people died; 8 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 6 died in crashes on an Interstate.
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.
Manchester and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | C | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| Bedford | A− | 0.3 | 7.4 |
| Hooksett | A− | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| Londonderry | A− | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Auburn | A+ | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Merrimack | A | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Goffstown | A | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| Litchfield | A+ | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Hampshire towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | C | 3.5 | 16.1 |
| Nashua | B | 1.3 | 10.9 |
The five graded New Hampshire towns closest to Manchester’s population (116,818), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Manchester. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Manchester’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (116,606 in 2025); our figure for Manchester is 116,818 (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 Manchester
Is Manchester, NH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Manchester reports more crime per resident than 72% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #120 of 124 in New Hampshire. Its police reported 3.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 0.9 in the rest of New Hampshire and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Manchester?
3.5 violent and 16.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Hampshire reports 0.9 and 8.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Manchester in 2025?
Manchester’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 1.7 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Manchester safer than Bedford?
Bedford reports less crime per resident than Manchester: Bedford grades A− for safety and Manchester C. Bedford’s police reported 0.3 violent and 7.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Manchester?
Manchester’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Manchester”. 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.