keith: your numbers seem to indicate a significant increase in the rate of violent crimes in the state of nh since 1968. however, without including the increase in population in nh since 1968, your statistics are meaningless. we have more people here now than we did in 1968. it stands to reason that we are going to have more violent crimes as well. for your numbers to have merit, you need to include the total population increase to provide a true picture of whats going on here.

and, if you compare nh violent crime statistics per capita with the rest of the country, you will find nh is one of the safest places to live in the country. if I am wrong, please let us know, so we can consider moving there.

keep it simple and keep it safe...