Amherst, NH Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In Amherst

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Amherst_{/100k people}	New Hampshire_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	106	n/a (estimate)	942	1,581	2,745
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Amherst_{/100k people}	New Hampshire_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	1.0	5.3
Rape	4	n/a	35.6	49.4	41.7
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	31.2	98.0
Assault	1	n/a	8.9	117.1	248.9
Violent crime	5	n/a (estimate)	44	199	383
Burglary	12	n/a	106.7	191.7	430.4
Theft	85	n/a	755.6	1,122.0	1,694.4
Vehicle theft	4	n/a	35.6	68.1	237.4
Property crime	101	n/a (estimate)	898	1,382	2,362

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The Amherst crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Amherst as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Amherst crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Amherst is 66% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.58 daily crimes that occur in Amherst.
Amherst is safer than 85% of the cities in the United States.
In Amherst you have a 1 in 107 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Amherst has decreased by 45%.

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Daily Crime In Amherst (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Amherst (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Amherst

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Amherst is 1 in 2251

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Amherst is 1 in 112

The chance of being a victim of crime in Amherst is 1 in 107

Year Over Year Crime In Amherst (per 100,000 people)

Amherst police department

Item	Amherst	New Hampshire	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	17	1,969	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.5	2.4	3.3

There are a total of 17 Amherst police officers. This results in 1.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 37% less than the New Hampshire average and 53.5% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in New Hampshire

State	Total offenders	New Hampshire_/100K	National_/100K
New Hampshire	2,288	178	222

There are a total of 2,288 sex offenders in New Hampshire. This yields a total of 178 sex offenders in New Hampshire per 100,000 residents which is 20% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Townsend, MA	1,413	83	540	623
Greenville, NH	1,104	93	643	736
Pepperell, MA	2,417	122	644	766
Milford, NH	9,136	98	672	770
East Pepperell, MA	1,841	155	624	780
East Merrimack, NH	3,920	112	780	892
Londonderry, NH	11,049	110	815	926
Amherst, NH	670	44	898	942

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Parkway Village, KY	670	194	1,830	2,024
East Cape Girardeau, IL	670	695	3,182	3,877
Swifton, AR	670	135	1,083	1,218
Linn Valley, KS	670	498	3,377	3,875
Doolittle, MO	670	0	1,515	1,515
Amherst, NH	670	44	898	942

Source: The Amherst, NH crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.