Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Amherst, NH Crime Grade
How Amherst grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Hampshire — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Hampshire
1/10
vs. New Hampshire cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Amherst, NH was 25.1 per 100,000 residents (3 incidents over a population of 11,954). That puts Amherst 92% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 79% below the New Hampshire statewide rate of 117.2.
That ranks Amherst #193 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 95% of them, and #3 of 29 in New Hampshire. Violent crime is up 199% year over year and down 43% over the last five years.
Amherst, NH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New Hampshire Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 25.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #193 of 3,771
- NH rank
- #3 of 29
- Safer than
- 95% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 199%
- 5-year change
- down 43%
- Population
- 11,954
- Reporting agency
- Amherst Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Amherst Police Department (FBI ORI NH0060200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Amherst, NH
Also known as
- Souhegan West
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Amherst (red), New Hampshire (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Amherst vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 43.7(5) | 33.7(4) | 16.7(2) | 8.4(1) | 25.1(3) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 8.7(1) | 16.8(2) | 8.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 8.4(1) |
| Robbery | 17.5(2) | 8.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 17.5(2) | 8.4(1) | 8.4(1) | 8.4(1) | 16.7(2) |
| Property crime | 961.5(110) | 833.6(99) | 492.9(59) | 931.1(111) | 593.9(71) |
| Burglary | 26.2(3) | 42.1(5) | 8.4(1) | 16.8(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Larceny | 926.6(106) | 783.1(93) | 467.8(56) | 914.3(109) | 577.2(69) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 8.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 16.7(2) | 0.0(0) | 16.7(2) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Amherst, NH Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Amherst Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Amherst calculated?
- Amherst's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New Hampshire state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New Hampshire cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Amherst Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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