Polkton, NC Crime


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United States / North Carolina / No Metro Area / Anson County / Polkton / Zip Codes
Polkton, NC has a significantly higher rate of crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Polkton is 30.1, which is over 6 points higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Polkton is 70.8, more than twice the national average of 35.4. This indicates that Polkton has a considerably higher level of criminal activity compared to other cities in the United States.

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

Polkton violent crime is 30.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Polkton property crime is 70.8. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Polkton, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Wadesboro, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Wadesboro, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Wadesboro, NC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001830.6027.7221.5581.49579.23765.25509.4304.5
2002708.30136.2136.2435.811168.63868.26919.1381.4
20031189.556.6198.2283.2651.413820.45069.48156.3594.7
200411370142.1312.7682.216031.85372.410204.7454.8
20051144.5055.4313.8775.39267.13322.95372572.3
2006856.90130.4260.8465.775822701.24620260.8
2007740.2097.4194.84489096.235844889623.3
20081244.80158.1454.5632.310195.63200.96737.8256.9
20111070.234118.9203.8713.48136.61053.26896.6186.9
20121276.517.334.5276948.87572.92380.54950.8241.5
201335.335.3193.91145.86821.82115.34547.9158.6
2014988.535.335.3176.5741.47096.21959.44801.4335.4
20151237.9089.7179.4968.85310.41542.93588.1179.4
20161118.9036.1126.3956.55973.71606.24150.9216.6
2017110.8203.21219.35893.21976.73639.4277.1
20191893.60114.83061472.86426.91472.84724.6229.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Wadesboro, NC1,893.66,426.93,61272019
Marshville, NC582.24,730.73,198102019
Norwood, NC166.53,953.42,208172009
Oakboro, NC248.33,973.51,208182003
Pageland, SC1,923.15,917.22,792192017
Chesterfield, SC282.74,028.31,489192019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Wadesboro, NC1893.66,426.93,61272019
Marshville, NC582.24,730.73,198102019
Norwood, NC166.53,953.42,208172009
Oakboro, NC248.33,973.51,208182003
Pageland, SC1,923.15,917.22,792192017
Chesterfield, SC282.74,028.31,489192019

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   Crime by Location

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Over 17 years ago

the population of polkton is listed as 20,753 however, i live in polkton, and know for certain that this number is very wrong. polkton is a small town, and on other  More

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