Safety · Merrimack
Merrimack, NH crime & safety
Merrimack's reported crime rate is well below New Hampshire's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Merrimack compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Reported crime, 2025
Merrimack at a glance
Violent crime
0.2
per 1,000 residents · New Hampshire 1.2
Property crime
3.2
per 1,000 residents · New Hampshire 8.3
Incidents reported
102
6 violent · 96 property
Since 2022
▼ 26%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025
MerrimackNew Hampshire
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Merrimack property | New Hampshire property | Merrimack violent | New Hampshire violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
81
Burglary
11
Vehicle theft
4
Aggravated assault
3
Robbery
1
Rape
2
Homicide
0
Arson
0
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Merrimack safe
Local public safety
👮 Merrimack 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.
Next door
Merrimack and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
| Town | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2025 |
| Nashua | 1.1 | 10.1 | 2025 |
| Litchfield | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2025 |
| Amherst | 0.3 | 5.9 | 2025 |
| Bedford | 0.5 | 7.8 | 2025 |
| Manchester | 3.2 | 15.2 | 2025 |
| Hollis | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: East Merrimack.
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 30,000, 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.