Laconia, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laconia, NH Summary

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

  • There were 495 total crimes committed in Laconia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,893.2 total crimes per 100K people in Laconia.
  • The overall crime rate in Laconia is 24.48% above the national average.
  • Laconia ranks #188 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Laconia ranks #8,005 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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Laconia Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laconia is 2,893.2 per 100,000 people. That's 24.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 132.33% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laconia
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 495 2,893.2 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 2 11.7 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 46.8 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 25 146.1 146.4 369.8
Burglary 17 99.4 103.3 269.8
Larceny 435 2,542.5 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 105.2 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 470 2,747.1 1,098.9 1,954.4

Laconia 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 Laconia

25
Violent Crimes
146.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Laconia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laconia is 146.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 684.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laconia each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -0.18% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laconia

470
Property Crimes
2,747.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 470 property crimes in Laconia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laconia is 2,747.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laconia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.56% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 149.99% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laconia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, NH 33,453 353 1,055.2 1,016.4 38.9
Exeter, NH 16,155 107 662.3 581.9 80.5
Durham, NH 15,550 58 373.0 315.1 57.9
Kennebunk, ME 11,804 66 559.1 533.7 25.4
Hanover, NH 11,778 71 602.8 517.9 84.9
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
Franklin, NH 8,850 103 1,163.8 1,073.4 90.4
Belmont, NH 7,425 120 1,616.2 1,535.4 80.8
Meredith, NH 6,786 78 1,149.4 1,061.0 88.4
Wolfeboro, NH 6,710 47 700.4 625.9 74.5

Laconia SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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