Elizabeth City, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Elizabeth City:

  • There were 629 total crimes committed in Elizabeth City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,354.5 total crimes per 100K people in Elizabeth City.
  • The overall crime rate in Elizabeth City is 44.33% above the national average.
  • Elizabeth City ranks #163 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Elizabeth City ranks #8,490 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 3,354.5 per 100,000 people. That's 44.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.79% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elizabeth City
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 629 3,354.5 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 8 42.7 8.0 6.3
Robbery 7 37.3 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 77 410.6 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 101 538.6 419.3 369.8
Burglary 151 805.3 471.2 269.8
Larceny 333 1,775.9 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 44 234.7 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 528 2,815.8 2,226.5 1,954.4

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 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Elizabeth City

101
Violent Crimes
538.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
45.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 101 violent crimes in Elizabeth City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elizabeth City is 538.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elizabeth City each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 45.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 28.46% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elizabeth City

528
Property Crimes
2,815.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 528 property crimes in Elizabeth City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elizabeth City is 2,815.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.5 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 44.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.47% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 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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