New Hanover County, NC Crime


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

New Hanover County violent crime is 25.1. (The US average is 22.7)
New Hanover County property crime is 69.2. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of New Hanover, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Greenville, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Greenville, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Wilmington, NC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20001096.811.753.9493.8537.510507.82812.76695.9999.2
20011160.41363.5401.968210054.72571.16563.1920.5
20021273.112.865.1455.4739.999672361.36652.7952.9
2003894.25.532.8354.8501.18031.22025.35349.8656.2
2004929.98.668287.3565.97550.62045.64952553
2005837.28.460.1307.9460.86914.61955.94217.5741.2
20068807.263.7420389.26373.91739.63968.9665.4
2007847.210.359.83564216080.71689.13728.1663.5
2008770.711.948.5316394.35396.11451.33421.7523.1
2009802.53.949.3301.7447.66147.61602.94060.6484
2010705.34.945.8274.7379.95558.71409.73683.4465.7
20116149.329.7235.6339.45293.71348.53564.1381.2
2012565.17.321238.6298.15403.71548.93513.8341
20136.335.1228349.64999.81482.23215.7301.8
2014675.415.931.7209418.84560.11184.13063.9312.1
2015762.312.153.7237.4459.14478.71217.13006.9254.7
201664412.737.3173.1420.94048.31083.62731.4233.3
201715.1163.34483615.7835.72544.8235.3
20187.4119.9479.73009.47892040.2180.3
2019608.45.659.3101.8441.72880.26182055.3206.8

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Wilmington, NC608.42,880.292,58902019
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Southport, NC101.02,448.92,391212019
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City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Greenville, NC463.93,011.957,7931002019
Apex, NC94.2936.514,7291192019
Rocky Mount, NC787.73,022.657,2881222019
Chapel Hill, NC94.41,506.749,5441352019
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Summerville, SC351.73,142.632,1241562019

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