Wilkes County, NC Crime


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Wilkes, NC County has a higher rate of violent crime than the US average, with 23.4 compared to 22.7. The property crime rate in Wilkes is also higher than the US average, at 68.9 compared to 35.4. This indicates that the county has higher rates of both violent and property related crimes than what is found on average nationally. Residents of Wilkes should take extra caution when it comes to their own personal safety and security as well as securing their property against potential criminal activity in the area.

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

Wilkes County violent crime is 23.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Wilkes County property crime is 68.9. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Wilkes, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Huntersville, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Huntersville, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
North Wilkesboro, NC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001286.7047.871.7167.26139.51122.84921.295.6
2002188.100471415900.3940.34725235.1
2003239.502471.9143.75389.21197.63976215.6
2004501.400119.43825611.3740.24703.9167.1
2005502023.971.7406.46454.71290.94924.7239.1
2006489.7046.6163.2279.97532.61632.55597303.2
2007500.647.70166.9286.16221.71835.54100.1286.1
2008434.9072.5217.41456064.31546.34276.4241.6
2009360.8072.272.2216.55050.51346.83511.3192.4
2011581.5023.3186.1372.26420.11139.85164116.3
2012656.2046.993.7515.65648749.94687.1210.9
201323.523.570.5352.45592.1963.34464.3164.5
2014450023.723.7402.73766355.33363.347.4
2016521.9023.771.24273416.471.23202.8142.3
2017047.3141.93571.423.73429.5118.3
2018046.8350.72922.623.42618.7280.6
2019379.1023.794.8260.73104.371.12701.4331.8

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
North Wilkesboro, NC379.13,104.34,22212019
Wilkesboro, NC429.76,559.73,25742019
Taylorsville, NC95.84,743.72,087192015
West Jefferson, NC152.65,339.41,311242019
Lenoir, NC435.74,462.718,269302019
Boone, NC130.71,312.014,209302019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Huntersville, NC1351,620.225,385562019
Kannapolis, NC260.22,275.037,538572019
Concord, NC121.71,649.780,069622019
Johnson City, TN425.63,556.762,689702019
Kingsport, TN612.35,217.844,402822019
Rock Hill, SC661.03,346.166,924862019

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