Bakersville, NC Crime


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United States / North Carolina / No Metro Area / Mitchell County / Bakersville / Zip Codes
Bakersville, NC is a small town with a population of just under 3,000 people. Unfortunately, this peaceful community has a higher rate of crime than the national average. The violent crime rate in Bakersville is 29.9, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Bakersville is 71, more than twice the US average of 35.4. These high rates of crime indicate that safety and security measures need to be taken to protect residents and visitors from the potential dangers of living in or visiting Bakersville.

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

Bakersville violent crime is 29.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Bakersville property crime is 71.0. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Bakersville, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Newland, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Newland, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Newland, NC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001558.7000558.75027.9558.74329.6139.7
2002137.400137.404120.9824.23296.70
2003139.9000139.95174.8839.23356.6979
2004000005299.9557.94184.1557.9
2005140.6000140.63094.2140.62812.9140.6
2006000003000714.32142.9142.9
2007603.30452.5150.803770.7452.52865.8452.5
2008000002927.602927.60
2009000002769.2769.220000
2011141.400141.401980.2848.71131.50
2012287.4000287.42873.6143.72442.5287.4
2013292.80003806.7439.23074.7292.8
2014145.8000145.82332.4583.11603.5145.8
2015144.7000144.72604.9289.42170.8144.7
2016000003362.67312485.4146.2
2019146.20146.2002485.4292.41462731

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Newland, NC146.22,485.4686142019
Erwin, TN514.91,527.65,798172019
Sugar Mountain, NC0.04,060.9222182019
Banner Elk, NC454.1999.1899192019
Beech Mountain, NC0.04,629.6320202019
Elizabethton, TN604.14,765.513,340232019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Newland, NC146.22,485.4686142019
Erwin, TN514.91,527.65,798172019
Sugar Mountain, NC0.04,060.9222182019
Banner Elk, NC454.1999.1899192019
Beech Mountain, NC0.04,629.6320202019
Marion, NC153.15,346.44,931252019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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Over 16 years ago

We lived in the outskirts of Bakersville, NC for six years and found that the people were very nice. However, they did not like outsiders and although everyone invites  More

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