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The Portsmouth crime rate is higher than the New Hampshire average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #111

Portsmouth, NH	1,199.20
New Hampshire	955.57
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Portsmouth, NH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	15	4	17	42	442	16	2
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	69.7	18.6	79.0	195.2	2,053.8	74.3	9.3	1,104
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	0.9	34.5	40.5	110.0	313.7	1,584.4	64.6	NA	942
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	14	15	21	51	496	20	3
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	65.3	69.9	97.9	237.7	2,312.0	93.2	14.0	1,273
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.7	36.2	49.0	112.7	373.0	1,750.3	71.0	NA	1,052
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	5	11	18	60	512	16	1
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	23.9	52.7	86.2	287.2	2,451.2	76.6	4.8	1,080
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.1	34.0	35.7	117.0	412.2	1,834.3	77.5	NA	1,061
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	5	9	36	83	510	16	4
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	23.5	42.3	169.3	390.4	2,398.8	75.3	18.8	1,184
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.3	32.5	36.0	118.2	436.1	1,773.9	73.9	NA	1,053
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Portsmouth, NH	Count	1	5	6	16	68	523	24	6
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	4.9	24.7	29.6	78.9	335.3	2,578.8	118.3	29.6	1,193
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.0	31.3	34.3	100.4	413.3	1,699.5	73.5	NA	991
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	5	12	22	77	549	16	1
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	24.5	58.8	107.8	377.4	2,691.0	78.4	4.9	1,220
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	0.8	30.2	34.4	94.3	372.0	1,704.1	84.9	NA	963
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Portsmouth, NH	Count	1	6	7	23	44	481	23	8
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	4.9	29.3	34.2	112.4	215.1	2,351.5	112.4	39.1	1,137
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.0	29.7	31.8	94.7	325.7	1,660.8	105.4	NA	937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	11	3	17	72	579	24	11
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	53.4	14.6	82.6	349.8	2,812.9	116.6	53.4	1,311
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.1	25.3	32.8	78.0	378.9	1,414.4	98.7	NA	863
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	9	16	20	86	554	30	11
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	43.4	77.1	96.4	414.4	2,669.6	144.6	53.0	1,378
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.0	26.2	32.2	79.4	331.4	1,434.5	108.1	NA	852
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	8	7	17	61	483	28	3
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	38.2	33.4	81.1	291.1	2,305.2	133.6	14.3	1,112
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.4	30.9	27.4	72.3	317.0	1,377.3	102.1	NA	842
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Portsmouth, NH	58.33
New Hampshire	25.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Portsmouth, NH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	2.4	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Portsmouth, NH	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	14.1	14.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	141
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	1.9	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	2.7	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Portsmouth, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	2.1	1.2	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Portsmouth, NH	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	4.9	0.0	0.0	4.9	0.0	0.0	48
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	3.9	2.3	0.4	0.9	0.2	0.1	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Portsmouth, NH	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	14.6	4.9	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0	145
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	4.2	1.9	1.1	1.0	0.2	0.1	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Portsmouth, NH	Count	4	0	4	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	19.3	0.0	19.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	192
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	3.4	1.0	1.4	0.9	0.1	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Portsmouth, NH	3.35
New Hampshire	2.50
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Portsmouth, NH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Portsmouth, NH	Count	77	60	17
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	357.8	278.8	79.0	3.18
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	288.6	219.2	69.4	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Portsmouth, NH	Count	78	61	17
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	363.6	284.3	79.2	3.24
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	284.4	216.4	67.9	2.50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Portsmouth, NH	Count	80	61	19
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	383.0	292.0	91.0	3.38
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	285.4	218.3	67.0	2.52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Portsmouth, NH	Count	83	62	21
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	390.4	291.6	98.8	3.41
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	290.2	220.1	70.1	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Portsmouth, NH	Count	84	65	19
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	414.2	320.5	93.7	3.67
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	288.6	218.5	70.0	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Portsmouth, NH	Count	82	62	20
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	401.9	303.9	98.0	3.53
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	287.5	217.9	69.6	2.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Portsmouth, NH	Count	84	64	20
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	410.7	312.9	97.8	3.62
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	291.5	221.8	69.8	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Portsmouth, NH	Count	88	66	22
	Portsmouth, NH	Per 100,000	427.5	320.6	106.9	3.74
	New Hampshire	Per 100,000	278.9	211.2	67.7	2.45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Portsmouth, NH	Count	88	66	22
2005	Portsmouth, NH	Count	88	67	21