Exeter, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Exeter, NH Summary

Crime in Exeter research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Exeter over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Exeter:

  • There were 107 total crimes committed in Exeter the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 662.3 total crimes per 100K people in Exeter.
  • The overall crime rate in Exeter is -71.50% below the national average.
  • Exeter ranks #110 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Exeter ranks #2,489 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Exeter Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Exeter is 662.3 per 100,000 people. That's -71.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.81% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Exeter
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 107 662.3 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 1 6.2 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 43.3 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 13 80.5 146.4 369.8
Burglary 4 24.8 103.3 269.8
Larceny 80 495.2 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 61.9 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 94 581.9 1,098.9 1,954.4

Exeter Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Hampshire.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Exeter

13
Violent Crimes
80.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Exeter in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Exeter is 80.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,242.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Exeter each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.03% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Exeter

94
Property Crimes
581.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 property crimes in Exeter in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Exeter is 581.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Exeter each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.05% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Exeter

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Haverhill, MA 67,359 927 1,376.2 797.2 579.0
Derry, NH 34,290 324 944.9 825.3 119.6
Dover, NH 33,453 353 1,055.2 1,016.4 38.9
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
Newburyport, MA 18,366 120 653.4 506.4 147.0
Hampton, NH 16,384 141 860.6 744.6 116.0
Durham, NH 15,550 58 373.0 315.1 57.9
Somersworth, NH 12,160 256 2,105.3 2,014.8 90.5
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
Salisbury, MA 9,238 100 1,082.5 801.0 281.4

Exeter SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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