Gorham, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gorham, NH Summary

Crime in Gorham research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Gorham 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 Gorham:

  • There were 84 total crimes committed in Gorham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,180.6 total crimes per 100K people in Gorham.
  • The overall crime rate in Gorham is 36.85% above the national average.
  • Gorham ranks #191 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Gorham ranks #8,332 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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Gorham Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gorham is 3,180.6 per 100,000 people. That's 36.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 155.41% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gorham
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 3,180.6 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 75.7 0.9 6.3
Robbery 2 75.7 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 37.9 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 5 189.3 146.4 369.8
Burglary 3 113.6 103.3 269.8
Larceny 75 2,839.8 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 37.9 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 79 2,991.3 1,098.9 1,954.4

Gorham 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 Gorham

5
Violent Crimes
189.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Gorham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gorham is 189.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 528.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gorham each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.80% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.33% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gorham

79
Property Crimes
2,991.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
53.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 79 property crimes in Gorham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gorham is 2,991.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gorham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 53.05% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 172.21% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gorham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Conway, NH 10,334 231 2,235.3 2,070.8 164.5
Berlin, NH 9,717 190 1,955.3 1,770.1 185.2
St. Johnsbury, VT 7,404 298 4,024.9 3,673.7 351.2
Littleton, NH 6,058 42 693.3 660.3 33.0
Fryeburg, ME 3,480 18 517.2 431.0 86.2
Lancaster, NH 3,209 16 498.6 436.3 62.3
Whitefield, NH 2,563 9 351.2 312.1 39.0

Gorham SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
9
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