Elon, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Elon, NC Summary

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

  • There were 45 total crimes committed in Elon in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 388.4 total crimes per 100K people in Elon.
  • The overall crime rate in Elon is -81.67% below the national average.
  • Elon ranks #9 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Elon ranks #1,668 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

Elon Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elon is 388.4 per 100,000 people. That's -81.67% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -83.43% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elon
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 45 388.4 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 51.8 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 9 77.7 375.8 359.0
Burglary 8 69.1 323.9 229.0
Larceny 24 207.2 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 34.5 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 36 310.7 1,968.1 1,760.0

Elon 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 Elon

9
Violent Crimes
77.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Elon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elon is 77.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,287.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elon each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.36% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.33% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elon

36
Property Crimes
310.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Elon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elon is 310.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 321.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.34% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.21% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greensboro, NC 304,306 13,106 4,306.8 3,383.1 923.7
Burlington, NC 60,906 2,459 4,037.4 3,085.1 952.3
Mebane, NC 20,920 736 3,518.2 3,212.2 305.9
Graham, NC 18,772 418 2,226.7 1,880.5 346.3
Reidsville, NC 14,584 486 3,332.4 2,735.9 596.5
Gibsonville, NC 9,619 106 1,102.0 925.3 176.7

Elon SnackAbility

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