With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 6 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Londonderry is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 61% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Londonderry is one in 158. Compared to communities within New Hampshire, Londonderry‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 44% of the state's cities and towns. It is for these reasons that Londonderry is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Londonderry has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Londonderry is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Londonderry does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Londonderry.

For Londonderry, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Londonderry than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1484, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Londonderry; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.