Raleigh, NC Crime


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Raleigh, NC is a relatively safe city in comparison to other cities throughout the United States. According to the information provided, violent crime in Raleigh is 20.3, which is lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Raleigh is 44.4, marginally higher than the US average of 35.4. This suggests that despite being slightly above average for property crime, overall Raleigh remains a safe city with low levels of criminal activity when compared with other cities across the country.

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

Raleigh violent crime is 20.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Raleigh property crime is 44.4. (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
Raleigh, NC Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000745.69.532.4279.8423.96322.51467.64331.7523.3
2001778.93.632.4286.3456.65839.91418.53948.5472.9
2002688.96.737.1244.2400.95559.91344.23746.5469.2
2003646.14.526.1241.2374.34762.41072.73284.1405.6
2004580.1530.8205.43393767.6800.42648.1319.1
2005617.6626.5229.5355.63772.5915.42553.6303.5
2006638.25.527.8224.5380.43631.5854.92487.8288.8
2007571.56.327227.4310.83476.2803.32389.7283.3
2008577.68.724.4263.7280.73401.4796.32361.4243.7
2009492.93.424.4204.9260.13403.27852422.1196.1
2010414.63.323.6153.2234.53096.3719.82169.2207.3
2011421.54.231.1166.32203237.5729.82284.3223.5
2012423.2426.9158.1234.23276.1721.82332.9221.4
20132.818.4141230.13063735.92162.7164.3
2019255.7134.367.41531783.1251.11375.4156.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Knightdale, NC228.91,776.511,54682019
Garner, NC253.73,455.720,16292019
Cary, NC66.1904.2136,949112019
Morrisville, NC41.71,316.214,336112019
Wake Forest, NC52.0851.730,499122019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Durham, NC730.03,807.6280,282182019
Greensboro, NC818.73,689.0232,761692019
Virginia Beach, VA129.41,760.7442,7841602019
Pittsburgh, PA578.83,016.1308,6093272018
Lexington, KY296.62,998.1311,8483562019

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I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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