Amherst, NH Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Amherst

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Amherst_{/100k people}	New Hampshire_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	135	n/a (estimate)	1,198	1,711	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Amherst_{/100k people}	New Hampshire_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	1.3	5.3
Rape	1	n/a	8.9	43.6	40.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	32.0	102.8
Assault	2	n/a	17.7	120.7	248.5
Violent crime	3	n/a (estimate)	27	198	386
Burglary	16	n/a	141.9	222.0	468.9
Theft	115	n/a	1,020.2	1,225.7	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	1	n/a	8.9	65.3	236.9
Property crime	132	n/a (estimate)	1,171	1,513	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Amherst is 58% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 3.28 daily crimes that occur in Amherst.
Amherst is safer than 84% of the cities in the United States.
In Amherst you have a 1 in 84 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Amherst has decreased by 30%.

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Daily Crime In Amherst (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Amherst

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Amherst is 1 in 3758

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Amherst is 1 in 86

The chance of being a victim of crime in Amherst is 1 in 84

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	156	480	636
Greenville, NH	1,104	92	704	797
East Pepperell, MA	1,841	164	678	842
Wilton, NH	935	81	785	867
Londonderry, NH	11,049	86	786	873
Pepperell, MA	2,417	196	719	915
East Merrimack, NH	3,920	112	854	966
Amherst, NH	670	27	1,171	1,198

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Anthon, IA	670	380	2,723	3,103
Finzel, MD	670	672	3,251	3,923
East Cape Girardeau, IL	670	690	3,243	3,933
Linn Valley, KS	670	458	3,250	3,708
Parkway Village, KY	670	199	1,882	2,082
Amherst, NH	670	27	1,171	1,198

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.