Henderson, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Henderson, NC Summary

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

  • There were 880 total crimes committed in Henderson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,943.5 total crimes per 100K people in Henderson.
  • The overall crime rate in Henderson is 155.72% above the national average.
  • Henderson ranks #236 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Henderson ranks #9,594 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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Henderson Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Henderson is 5,943.5 per 100,000 people. That's 155.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 124.64% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Henderson
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 880 5,943.5 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 7 47.3 8.0 6.3
Robbery 31 209.4 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 214 1,445.4 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 262 1,769.6 419.3 369.8
Burglary 100 675.4 471.2 269.8
Larceny 478 3,228.4 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 270.2 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 618 4,174.0 2,226.5 1,954.4

Henderson 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 Henderson

262
Violent Crimes
1,769.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
378.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 262 violent crimes in Henderson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Henderson is 1,769.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Henderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 378.52% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 322.01% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Henderson

618
Property Crimes
4,174.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
113.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 618 property crimes in Henderson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Henderson is 4,174.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Henderson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 113.57% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 87.47% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Henderson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raleigh, NC 470,829 13,345 2,834.4 2,334.6 499.8
Durham, NC 286,377 11,466 4,003.8 3,316.6 687.2
Cary, NC 178,600 2,117 1,185.3 1,105.8 79.5
Apex, NC 66,024 791 1,198.0 1,143.5 54.5
Chapel Hill, NC 60,984 1,326 2,174.3 1,989.0 185.3
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
Morrisville, NC 32,600 738 2,263.8 2,144.2 119.6
Garner, NC 32,577 1,280 3,929.2 3,471.8 457.4
Carrboro, NC 21,190 425 2,005.7 1,731.9 273.7
Knightdale, NC 19,659 544 2,767.2 2,558.6 208.6

Henderson SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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