Apex, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Apex, NC Summary

Crime in Apex research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Apex over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Apex:

  • There were 711 total crimes committed in Apex in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 959.4 total crimes per 100K people in Apex.
  • The overall crime rate in Apex is -54.73% below the national average.
  • Apex ranks #25 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Apex ranks #4,243 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Apex Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Apex is 959.4 per 100,000 people. That's -54.73% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -59.07% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Apex
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 711 959.4 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 5 6.7 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 31.0 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 39 52.6 375.8 359.0
Burglary 75 101.2 323.9 229.0
Larceny 544 734.1 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 53 71.5 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 672 906.8 1,968.1 1,760.0

Apex Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Apex

39
Violent Crimes
52.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Apex in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Apex is 52.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,900.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Apex each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.34% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.00% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Apex

672
Property Crimes
906.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 672 property crimes in Apex in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Apex is 906.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Apex each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.48% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.93% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Apex

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raleigh, NC 488,085 16,146 3,308.0 2,819.2 488.8
Durham, NC 300,208 13,266 4,418.9 3,799.7 619.2
Cary, NC 181,793 2,524 1,388.4 1,317.4 71.0
Chapel Hill, NC 63,906 1,717 2,686.8 2,514.6 172.1
Holly Springs, NC 48,199 535 1,110.0 1,029.1 80.9
Fuquay-Varina, NC 47,436 308 649.3 579.7 69.6
Garner, NC 36,720 1,786 4,863.8 4,507.1 356.8
Morrisville, NC 32,336 819 2,532.8 2,433.8 99.0
Carrboro, NC 21,045 444 2,109.8 1,929.2 180.6
Angier, NC 7,902 78 987.1 835.2 151.9

Apex SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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