CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Manchester Police Department

Crime in Manchester, NH

The violent crime rate in Manchester is 300 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 31% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −15% compared with the previous 12 months.

Manchester, New Hampshire skyline.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

300 per 100,000 residents, per year

350 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−15% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,536 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,791 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−5% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,836 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,141 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 116,606, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Manchester sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

300

Manchester has the 180th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 122 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Manchester; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Joliet, IL307175
Miami-Dade County, FL (County Police)304176
Maui County, HI (County Police)303177
Hawaii County, HI (County Police)302178
Idaho Falls, ID302179
Manchester, NH300180
West Jordan, UT298181
Coeur d'Alene, ID297182
Providence, RI295183
Palm Bay, FL288184
Ann Arbor, MI286185

The places closest to Manchester in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Manchester crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Manchester Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Manchester and the 5 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Manchester, 4 have a higher violent crime rate and 4 a lower one. The closest is Nashua, NH, 15 miles away.

Manchester and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Manchester, NH300
Nashua, NH12815 mi
Lowell, MA53625 mi
Cambridge, MA40245 mi
Boston, MA57550 mi
Worcester, MA60053 mi
Pawtucket, RI22076 mi
Providence, RI29577 mi
Portland, ME22878 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 48 reported41−20% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 3 reported2.6no change vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,074 reported921−11% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 473 reported406+16% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 127 reported109−9% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 103 reported88−12% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent4841—−20%
HomicideViolent32.6—no change
TheftProperty1,074921—−11%
Theft from vehiclesProperty473406—+16%
Vehicle theftProperty127109—−9%
BurglaryProperty10388—−12%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Manchester Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (123rd highest rate of 155), robbery (100th highest rate of 152) and burglary (139th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −15%

0204060SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug2345
Violent crimes per month in Manchester, NH, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202521Sep 202430
Oct 202531Oct 202441
Nov 202532Nov 202437
Dec 202527Dec 202437
Jan 202623Jan 202524
Feb 202622Feb 202523
Mar 202628Mar 202533
Apr 202643Apr 202527
May 202627May 202533
Jun 202636Jun 202548
Jul 202637Jul 202533
Aug 202623Aug 202545

Homicides 3 vs. 3

012SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug00
Homicides per month in Manchester, NH, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20261Jan 20250
Feb 20261Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20261May 20251
Jun 20260Jun 20251
Jul 20260Jul 20250
Aug 20260Aug 20250

3 in 2026 through August, 2 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Manchester, NH
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026231380
Jul 2026371830
Jun 2026361670
May 2026271681
Apr 2026431340
Mar 2026281340
Feb 2026221131
Jan 2026231241
Dec 2025271420
Nov 2025321630
Oct 2025311770
Sep 2025211480
Aug 2025451800
Jul 2025331780
Jun 2025481571
May 2025331251
Apr 2025271660
Mar 2025331640
Feb 2025231310
Jan 202524630
Dec 2024371531
Nov 2024371620
Oct 2024411990
Sep 2024302070
Aug 2024211250
Jul 2024381490
Jun 2024321720
May 2024411900
Apr 2024191520
Mar 2024301721
Feb 2024271130
Jan 2024401590
Dec 2023361652
Nov 2023371701
Oct 2023341790
Sep 2023321690

How Manchester compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
8Lansing, MI1,2592,161114,787Aug 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
99Las Cruces, NM5093,325118,356Jul 2026
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
181West Jordan, UT2981,238116,603Aug 2026
200Clearwater, FL2481,346116,679Jul 2026
206St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)2421,115116,720Jun 2026
238Indian River County, FL (Sheriff)183742117,311Aug 2026
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Manchester in population, Manchester included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
266Nashua, NH12892292,016May 2026

All 2 places in New Hampshire on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
77Worcester, MA6001,433212,985Jan 2026
81Boston, MA5751,867671,262Aug 2026
89Lowell, MA5361,224121,283May 2026
127Cambridge, MA4022,387121,634Aug 2026
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
183Providence, RI2951,517195,376Jun 2026
216Portland, ME2281,78069,840Mar 2026
223Pawtucket, RI2201,21477,252Aug 2026
266Nashua, NH12892292,016May 2026
286Cranston, RI9274184,734Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Manchester by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Manchester side by side with Nashua, West Jordan or Clearwater, or with any other place.

Other cities in New Hampshire

1 city page, closest first

New Hampshire as a whole has 123 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Manchester’s rate is 145% above the state’s.

Nashua

All 2 cities in New Hampshire

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Manchester safe?

By reported violent crime, Manchester is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 300 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −15% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Manchester?

This site does not have one for Manchester. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Manchester compares with nearby places such as Nashua, NH instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Manchester?

300 violent and 1,536 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,141 incidents reported to Manchester Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 48 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 103 burglaries, 473 thefts from vehicles and 1,074 other thefts.

Is crime in Manchester going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −15% and property crime −5% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Manchester had in 2026?

Manchester Police Department reported 3 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 2 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 3, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Manchester Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NH0063400). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Manchester

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat4841−20%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal10388−12%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included473406+16%
Vehicle theft127109−9%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

NH0063400
Source
Manchester Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NH0063400)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Manchester Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)