Hudson has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Hudson is 1 in 117. How does Hudson fare compared to other communities in New Hampshire of all population sizes? Hudson's crime rate is lower than approximately 34% of New Hampshire communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Hudson has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Hudson 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 Hudson 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 Hudson.

For Hudson, 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 Hudson than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1598, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Hudson; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.