Crime in North Carolina

North Carolina State has an above average rate of violent crime compared to the rest of the United States. According to data, the violent crime rate in North Carolina State is 21.4 while the average rate for the US as a whole is 22.7. Property crime in North Carolina State is also higher than that of the US at 37.7 compared to 35.4 nationally. This means that North Carolina State has a particularly high rate of both violent and property crime when compared to national averages, which could put its residents at increased risk for victimization from these types of crimes.

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

North Carolina violent crime is 21.4. (The US average is 22.7)

North Carolina property crime is 37.7. (The US average is 35.4)

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Biscoe, NC Crime History

*Closest City

Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Biscoe, NC	348.0	10,788.9	1,675	12	2019
Troy, NC	571.3	2,946.5	3,519	14	2019
Candor, NC	119.2	2,383.8	839	16	2009
Siler City, NC	813.4	3,945.6	7,724	21	2019
Badin, NC	156.9	235.3	1,131	23	2006
Carthage, NC	158.5	2,852.6	1,903	23	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Charlotte, NC	739.4	3,925.8	604,931	65	2019
Washington, DC	977.1	4,245.8	693,972	277	2019
Atlanta, GA	768.8	4,654.4	430,066	292	2018
Baltimore, MD	1,858.7	4,311.2	644,554	312	2019
Columbus, OH	503.4	3,308.0	772,974	355	2019
Louisville, KY	686.9	3,891.5	677,710	374	2019

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

Reviews for North Carolina 89 Reviews

Western NC is Not the place to live - 3/4/2020
Western NC (eg Asheville, Hendersonville and surrounding areas) is Not the place to move to. No proper supporting jobs except tourism and elderly care. Horrendous drug... Read More

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Retirement living - 2/10/2018
Lots of scenery, slow moving, minor crime and mostly friendly people. Natives only want your money: was told I needed to spend my money locally and not else ware. If you... Read More

Tom | Franklin, NC | Reply | 1 Reply

North Carolina is not safe. - 2/8/2017
To Best Places: Due to an archaic discriminatory common law North Carolina is not a good place to move to or to live in. It is known as the 1% contributory negligence... Read More

Margaret | Bay Village, OH | Reply | 2 Replies

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