Hickory, NC Crime


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Hickory, NC has a higher rate of both violent and property crimes compared to the US national average. According to recent statistics, Hickory has a violent crime rate of 25.4, which is higher than the US average of 22.7. Furthermore, Hickory has a property crime rate of 69.3, which is more than double the US average of 35.4. This is cause for concern among residents of Hickory as they are more likely to become victims of crime relative to other cities in the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Hickory violent crime is 25.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Hickory property crime is 69.3. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Hickory, NC Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000652.38.548.4273.5321.98274.91740.46061.6472.9
200156015.823.8240.428081391508.46028.3602.3
20025907.852184.5345.77579.11252.85913.1413.3
2003443.12.537.8231.6171.28025.81568.46014.3443.1
2004735.61057.3251.8416.47694.818905523281.8
2005902.44.968.7274.7554.28423.51895.65838.8689.1
2006779.82.463.4280.2433.87464.41793.65073.7597.1
2007897.412.251.2282.9551.18286.21909.45701.3675.5
2008799.27.253.1280.1458.87678.614855701492.6
2009810.21233.6282.9481.86790.816064842342.8
20105182.452.5181.4281.761421470.44382.7288.8
2011587.412.327.1185.1362.86170.21322.94566281.4
2012656.67.454.5200.7393.965411176.94962.7401.4
20137.519.9159.6229.455051164.33964.2376.5
2014390.8049.594247.34686.5882.93566.2237.4
2015390.91037.3114.5229.14823769.43802.1251.5
201640814.847138.5207.74829.7895.23665269.6
201719.7132.8373.95148.5799.43911.2437.9
20187.495.8289.94628.9737.13415.1476.6
20194029.73995258.34368.9572.63435.7360.6

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Long View, NC101.61,788.34,93342019
Long View, NC486.18,081.84,93742006
Granite Falls, NC86.47,172.24,69072019
Newton, NC349.73,482.113,06282019
Claremont, NC584.82,046.81,369102016
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City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Newton, NC349.73,482.113,06282019
Lenoir, NC435.74,462.718,269162019
Morganton, NC496.23,709.816,786212019
Statesville, NC627.94,484.724,896252014
Mooresville, NC166.82,694.611,782302019

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Over 1 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 2 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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