Polk County, NC Crime


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Polk, NC County has a notably lower rate of violent crime than the US average, with 15.5 incidents per 100,000 people compared to the US average of 22.7. Property crimes in Polk, NC County are also lower than the national average, with 45.8 reported cases per 100,000 people opposed to the US average rate of 35.4. This means that overall crime rates in Polk, NC County are significantly lower than those seen across the country as a whole.

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

Polk County violent crime is 15.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Polk County property crime is 45.8. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Polk, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Hendersonville, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Hendersonville, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Columbus, NC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2007201.40100.70100.75639.5604.24733.1302.1
2008716.500204.7511.86243.6614.15629.50
2009822.20102.8308.3411.15960.91438.84316.5205.5
2010284.1094.70189.44829.5473.54261.494.7
2011494.1098.898.8296.43557.3691.72569.2296.4
2012200.8000200.81506301.21204.80
201300101.7101.72746.7305.22441.50
2014000002306.9200.62106.30
2015201.8000201.83027.2201.82522.7302.7
2016100.6000100.62816.9201.22213.3402.4
20170002757.9204.32247.2306.4
20180003834.5504.53128.2201.8
2019100.5000100.54723.6904.53316.6502.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Columbus, NC100.54,723.61,05622019
Landrum, SC386.71,817.52,55462018
Campobello, SC188.02,443.658492016
Saluda, NC351.56,502.6569102004
Rutherfordton, NC0.03,582.94,131142019
Inman, SC124.82,454.22,348152019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Hendersonville, NC428.64,777.313,304162019
Greer, SC433.63,096.223,224232019
Spartanburg, SC1,186.66,489.439,193262019
Gaffney, SC814.25,850.913,135322019
Mauldin, SC223.91,622.620,494332019
Shelby, NC609.93,609.720,269362016

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