Elizabeth City, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Elizabeth City, NC Summary

Crime in Elizabeth City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Elizabeth City 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 Elizabeth City:

  • There were 520 total crimes committed in Elizabeth City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,727.7 total crimes per 100K people in Elizabeth City.
  • The overall crime rate in Elizabeth City is 28.71% above the national average.
  • Elizabeth City ranks #127 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Elizabeth City ranks #8,319 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.

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Elizabeth City Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elizabeth City is 2,727.7 per 100,000 people. That's 28.71% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 16.37% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elizabeth City
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 520 2,727.7 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 3 15.7 7.5 5.0
Robbery 9 47.2 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 47 246.5 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 65 341.0 375.8 359.0
Burglary 96 503.6 323.9 229.0
Larceny 303 1,589.4 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 56 293.7 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 455 2,386.7 1,968.1 1,760.0

Elizabeth City 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 Elizabeth City

65
Violent Crimes
341.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in Elizabeth City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elizabeth City is 341.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 293.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elizabeth City each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.03% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.27% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elizabeth City

455
Property Crimes
2,386.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 455 property crimes in Elizabeth City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elizabeth City is 2,386.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elizabeth City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.61% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.27% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Elizabeth City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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