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Concord Ranked Low On Safehome.org Safest NH Cities List
The org analyzed the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting statistics as well as Census data to create Safety Scores for communities over 11,000.
A national research firm has compiled analytical data from around the United States to create the latest safe cities list, including communities in New Hampshire. The org – Safehome.org – is using similar data that was released last year by SafeWise to create both national and state lists. Safehome, according to its analysis, used the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting data as well as information from the Census and then, analyzed all communities with more than 11,000 residents.
The org calculated a Safety Score based on formulas and factors which weighted specific crimes. The metrics then were cross-referenced with demographic data.
Based on the data, Concord came in 19th on the list with a Safety Score of 81.03.
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Coming in first on the list was the town of Hanover, with a Safety Score of 93.33. Last on the list of 25 was Manchester, with a Safety Score of 68.68.
Neither of New Hampshire’s two largest cities with more than 50,000 people – Manchester and Nashua – made the Top 101 safest cities in America list, according to the data.
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