Safety · Gilford

Gilford, NH crime & safety

Gilford's reported crime rate is close to New Hampshire's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 8 violent crimes were reported in 2025.

Crime reported to police, trends and how Gilford compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.

Reported crime, 2025

Gilford at a glance

Violent crime
1
per 1,000 residents · New Hampshire 1.2
Property crime
8.1
per 1,000 residents · New Hampshire 8.3
Incidents reported
72
8 violent · 64 property
Since 2022
▼ 43%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Gilford 1
New Hampshire 1.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Gilford 8.1
New Hampshire 8.3
U.S. 15.5
Trend

Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025

GilfordNew Hampshire
051015 2022202320242025 Property Violent
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
YearGilford propertyNew Hampshire propertyGilford violentNew Hampshire violent
202214.310.50.51.3
202312.69.20.31.2
202411.69.30.11.1
20258.18.311.2
What gets reported

2025, by type

Larceny / theft
61
Burglary
0
Vehicle theft
3
Aggravated assault
5
Robbery
0
Rape
3
Homicide
0
Arson
1

Offenses reported to police, not convictions.

Who keeps Gilford safe

Local public safety

👮 Gilford Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.

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Next door

Gilford and its neighbors

Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
TownViolentPropertyYear
Gilford18.12025
Meredith0.752025
Alton0.35.42025
Laconia1.824.52025
Belmont1.79.82025
Gilmanton0.722025
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can't tell you

  • It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
  • Small numbers swing. In a town of about 7,900, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
  • Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.

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