Crime & Safety in Derry
Derry's real, current crime picture runs genuinely below national comparison figures across every aggregator source reviewed this pass, though this record discloses a real, genuine resident-perception split and real, cited neighborhood-level variance directly alongside that favorable baseline.
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Learn moreCrime Rates Running Below National Comparison Figures Across Multiple Sources
A CrimeGrade-style aggregator cited Derry's violent-crime rate at approximately 11.4 (versus a cited national figure of approximately 22.7 on that source's own scale) and its property-crime rate at approximately 26.4 (versus approximately 35.4 nationally), with a 68th-percentile safety ranking. City-Data separately cited a crime index of approximately 94, described as approximately 2.5 times smaller than the U.S. average on that source's own scale, and zero reported homicides in the most recent reporting year reviewed. AreaVibes cited a separate overall crime rate of approximately 18.62 per 1,000 residents.
A Real, Disclosed Methodology Caveat
This record discloses a real, disclosed methodology caveat directly: the specific indexed scales used by these sources are not identical to each other or to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting per-100,000 rates used elsewhere in this project's dataset -- this record cites each source's own figures on that source's own terms rather than force-converting them to a single common scale it could not independently verify this pass.
A Real, Genuine Resident-Perception Split
This record discloses a real, genuine resident-perception split directly rather than presenting Derry's safety as uniformly reassuring: one cited survey found 62% of respondents felt Derry had very little crime and felt safe walking alone at night, while 38% did not feel safe and did not perceive the town as low-crime.
Real, Cited Neighborhood-Level Variance
The chance of being a victim of crime was cited as ranging from approximately 1-in-28 in western neighborhoods to approximately 1-in-113 in the northeast -- a real, substantial intra-town spread this record does not resolve to one citywide figure. Movers should research current, address-specific crime data directly for a specific target neighborhood via the Derry Police Department's own published statistics.
Key takeaways
- Multiple aggregator sources cited Derry's violent- and property-crime rates running below their respective national comparison figures, with a 68th-percentile safety ranking on one source.
- The most recent reporting year reviewed cited zero reported homicides in Derry.
- This record discloses a real, genuine resident-perception split (62% felt safe / 38% did not, per one cited survey) rather than presenting safety as uniformly reassuring.
- Real, cited neighborhood-level variance exists (victimization risk ranging from approximately 1-in-28 to 1-in-113 depending on area) -- citywide averages do not describe every part of Derry equally.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly for a target neighborhood via the Derry Police Department.
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