Photo: Craig Michaud at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Recorded crime per resident is lower in Mason than in 92% of U.S. towns
Of the 3 towns on its borders with figures, one records less crime per resident. Year on year, 0.2 violent crime and 4.1 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 1.1 and 8.8 in the rest of New Hampshire. On crimes reported by Mason’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A for safety.
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 Mason
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 4 New Hampshire towns on Mason’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Brookline (A+), Wilton (A−), New Ipswich (A−). Greenville reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Mason’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 lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Mason | Rest of New Hampshire | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Mason’s police reported 1 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.1 in the rest of New Hampshire and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Mason 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 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Mason property | Rest of New Hampshire property | Mason violent | Rest of New Hampshire violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
6 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.
1 violent and 5 property, as reported to the FBI by Mason’s police.
One person died in crashes on Mason’s roads in 2019–2023
Mason had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died; 1 was a pedestrian.
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 Mason’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Mason’s own rate (13.8) 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.
Mason and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | A | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| Greenville | — | — | — |
| New Ipswich | A− | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| Brookline | A+ | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Wilton | A− | 0.4 | 5.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Greenville reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025.
New Hampshire towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | A | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| Rumney | A+ | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Grafton | A+ | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Wilmot | A+ | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Danbury | A+ | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Bennington | A | 0.4 | 2.6 |
The five graded New Hampshire towns closest to Mason’s population (1,460), 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 Mason. 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 Mason’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,465 in 2025); our figure for Mason is 1,460 (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 Mason
Is Mason, NH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Mason reports less crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade. Its police reported 0.2 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 Mason?
0.2 violent and 4.1 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 Mason safer than New Ipswich?
New Ipswich reports more crime per resident than Mason: New Ipswich grades A− for safety and Mason A. New Ipswich’s police reported 0.6 violent and 6.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Mason?
Mason’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Mason”. 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.