Beaufort, NC Crime Statistics For 2021

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beaufort is 3,470.6 per 100,000 people. That's 40.13% higher than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and 27.17% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,729.1 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 417.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beaufort each year. That compares to a 1 in 269.0 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Beaufort is 239.3 per 100,000 people.
• That's -34.73% lower than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people.
• -35.62% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 371.8 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 30.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beaufort each year. That compares to a 1 in 47.4 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Beaufort is 3,231.2 per 100,000 people.
• That's 53.15% higher than the national rate of 2,109.9 per 100,000 people.
• And 37.07% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,357.3 per 100,000 people.