Crime & Safety in Concord
Concord's real, current crime picture is genuinely mixed depending on the comparison baseline used, and this record discloses both halves directly: favorable against the national rate, but genuinely above New Hampshire's own low statewide rate.
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Learn moreA Genuinely Favorable Picture Against the National Rate
Aggregator sources cited Concord's overall crime rate at approximately 1,409.9 per 100,000 residents -- approximately 33.47% BELOW a cited national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000. Concord's cited violent-crime rate ran approximately 180.7-219.1 per 100,000 across sources reviewed (a real, disclosed cross-source spread), from approximately 81 violent crimes in the most recent reporting period reviewed -- the higher figure was described as approximately 42% below the national violent-crime rate.
A Genuinely Less Favorable Picture Against New Hampshire's Own Statewide Rate
This record discloses a real, disclosed tension directly rather than presenting only the flattering national comparison: Concord's overall crime rate ran approximately 37.14% ABOVE New Hampshire's own genuinely low statewide overall crime rate (~1,028.1 per 100,000).
A Genuinely Strong Neighborhood-Level Safety Picture
CrimeGrade.org assigned Concord an overall citywide safety grade of B+, with all 6 rated neighborhoods (East Concord, West Concord, Penacook, South End, North End, Concord Heights) receiving an A-range grade individually -- East Concord and West Concord specifically earned the top A+ rating.
A Real, Disclosed Data-Vintage Gap
This record's own web-search budget did not surface a single, precisely dated FBI-data vintage citation for these Concord crime figures to the same sourcing-standard precision achieved elsewhere in this project's dataset -- a real, disclosed gap. Confirm the current data vintage directly via the cited sources or the Concord Police Department's own published statistics.
Key takeaways
- Concord's overall crime rate ran approximately 33.47% below the national rate, per sources reviewed this pass.
- This record discloses a real, disclosed tension directly: Concord's overall crime rate ran approximately 37.14% ABOVE New Hampshire's own low statewide rate.
- CrimeGrade.org assigned Concord an overall B+ safety grade, with all 6 rated neighborhoods earning an A-range grade individually.
- This record could not confirm a precise FBI-data vintage for these figures to its own sourcing standard this pass -- confirm current data directly via the Concord Police Department.
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