Enfield, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Enfield, NC Summary

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

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Enfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,804.8 total crimes per 100K people in Enfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Enfield is 63.71% above the national average.
  • Enfield ranks #179 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Enfield ranks #8,825 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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Enfield Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Enfield is 3,804.8 per 100,000 people. That's 63.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 43.81% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Enfield
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 3,804.8 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 89.5 8.0 6.3
Robbery 3 134.3 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 1,119.1 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 31 1,387.6 419.3 369.8
Burglary 31 1,387.6 471.2 269.8
Larceny 22 984.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 44.8 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 54 2,417.2 2,226.5 1,954.4

Enfield 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 Enfield

31
Violent Crimes
1,387.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
275.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Enfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Enfield is 1,387.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Enfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 275.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 230.93% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Enfield

54
Property Crimes
2,417.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Enfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Enfield is 2,417.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Enfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 23.68% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.57% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Enfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenville, NC 89,363 2,946 3,296.7 2,728.2 568.5
Rocky Mount, NC 53,668 1,959 3,650.2 2,768.9 881.3
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
Wilson, NC 47,518 1,416 2,979.9 2,464.3 515.6
Roanoke Rapids, NC 15,025 801 5,331.1 4,592.3 738.8
Henderson, NC 14,806 880 5,943.5 4,174.0 1,769.6
Winterville, NC 10,725 69 643.4 484.8 158.5
Williamston, NC 5,047 291 5,765.8 4,121.3 1,644.5
Ahoskie, NC 4,830 140 2,898.6 2,298.1 600.4
Scotland Neck, NC 1,789 47 2,627.2 1,453.3 1,173.8

Enfield SnackAbility

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Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
2/10
Housing
4
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
6
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