Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Milford, NH Crime Grade
How Milford 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
2/10
vs. New Hampshire cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Milford, NH was 30.1 per 100,000 residents (5 incidents over a population of 16,630). That puts Milford 91% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 74% below the New Hampshire statewide rate of 117.2.
That ranks Milford #242 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 94% of them, and #4 of 29 in New Hampshire. Violent crime is down 29% year over year and down 67% over the last five years.
Milford, NH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New Hampshire Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 30.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #242 of 3,771
- NH rank
- #4 of 29
- Safer than
- 94% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 29%
- 5-year change
- down 67%
- Population
- 16,630
- Reporting agency
- Milford Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Milford Police Department (FBI ORI NH0064200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Milford, NH
Also known as
- Mill Ford
- Mile Slip
- The Falls
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. Milford (red), New Hampshire (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Milford 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 | 90.0(15) | 42.9(7) | 36.4(6) | 42.4(7) | 30.1(5) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 24.0(4) | 12.2(2) | 24.2(4) | 24.2(4) | 24.1(4) |
| Robbery | 18.0(3) | 0.0(0) | 6.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 6.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 48.0(8) | 30.6(5) | 6.1(1) | 18.2(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Property crime | 420.1(70) | 355.2(58) | 381.8(63) | 448.0(74) | 288.6(48) |
| Burglary | 24.0(4) | 30.6(5) | 24.2(4) | 6.1(1) | 12.0(2) |
| Larceny | 354.1(59) | 287.8(47) | 315.1(52) | 399.6(66) | 258.6(43) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 36.0(6) | 24.5(4) | 42.4(7) | 42.4(7) | 18.0(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Milford, 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 Milford 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 Milford calculated?
- Milford'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 Milford 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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