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The Amherst crime rate is lower than the New Hampshire average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #65

Amherst, NH	667.19
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.

Amherst, NH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Amherst, NH	Count	1	0	2	6	17	171	1	2
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	8.9	0.0	17.7	53.2	150.8	1,516.6	8.9	17.7	673
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	2	0	5	25	264	1	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	17.7	0.0	44.3	221.7	2,341.7	8.9	8.9	834
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	3	0	1	18	201	1	2
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	26.7	0.0	8.9	160.0	1,786.5	8.9	17.8	674
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	2	6	30	242	1	2
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	17.8	53.5	267.5	2,157.6	8.9	17.8	759
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	1	0	1	5	30	148	4	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	8.4	0.0	8.4	42.0	252.0	1,243.4	33.6	8.4	635
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	1	10	26	169	2	0
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	8.4	83.9	218.2	1,418.5	16.8	0.0	569
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	1	1	1	14	187	3	3
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	8.5	8.5	8.5	118.4	1,580.9	25.4	25.4	532
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	2	4	2	27	128	4	0
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	16.9	33.8	16.9	228.1	1,081.4	33.8	0.0	553
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	1	8	16	189	12	6
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	8.6	68.6	137.2	1,621.2	102.9	51.5	609
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	1	3	3	26	280	3	5
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	8.6	25.7	25.7	223.0	2,401.6	25.7	42.9	834
	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

Amherst, NH		-0.11
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.

Amherst, NH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, 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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, 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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, 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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, 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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, 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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Amherst, NH	1.45
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.

Amherst, NH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Amherst, NH	Count	23	17	6
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	204.0	150.8	53.2	1.77
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	18	17	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	159.7	150.8	8.9	1.55
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	17	16	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	151.1	142.2	8.9	1.47
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	18	17	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	160.5	151.6	8.9	1.56
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	19	18	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	159.6	151.2	8.4	1.55
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	19	18	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	159.5	151.1	8.4	1.55
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	19	18	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	160.6	152.2	8.5	1.56
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	19	18	1
	Amherst, NH	Per 100,000	160.5	152.1	8.4	1.56
	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	Amherst, NH	Count	18	17	1
2005	Amherst, NH	Count	23	18	5