Somersworth, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Somersworth, NH Summary

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

  • There were 256 total crimes committed in Somersworth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,105.3 total crimes per 100K people in Somersworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Somersworth is -9.42% below the national average.
  • Somersworth ranks #179 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Somersworth ranks #6,757 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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Somersworth Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Somersworth is 2,105.3 per 100,000 people. That's -9.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 69.06% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Somersworth
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 256 2,105.3 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 1 8.2 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 24.7 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 11 90.5 146.4 369.8
Burglary 10 82.2 103.3 269.8
Larceny 218 1,792.8 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 139.8 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 245 2,014.8 1,098.9 1,954.4

Somersworth 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 Somersworth

11
Violent Crimes
90.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Somersworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Somersworth is 90.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,105.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Somersworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.20% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Somersworth

245
Property Crimes
2,014.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 245 property crimes in Somersworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Somersworth is 2,014.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Somersworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 3.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 83.35% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Somersworth

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
Rochester, NH 33,098 637 1,924.6 1,734.2 190.3
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
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
Kittery, ME 10,279 176 1,712.2 1,663.6 48.6
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
Berwick, ME 8,185 68 830.8 720.8 110.0
North Berwick, ME 5,163 25 484.2 387.4 96.8

Somersworth SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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