King, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In King, NC Summary

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

  • There were 98 total crimes committed in King in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,276.0 total crimes per 100K people in King.
  • The overall crime rate in King is -39.79% below the national average.
  • King ranks #54 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • King ranks #5,399 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

King Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in King is 1,276.0 per 100,000 people. That's -39.79% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -45.56% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
King
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 98 1,276.0 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 2 26.0 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 52.1 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 6 78.1 375.8 359.0
Burglary 3 39.1 323.9 229.0
Larceny 84 1,093.8 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 65.1 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 92 1,197.9 1,968.1 1,760.0

King 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 King

6
Violent Crimes
78.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in King in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in King is 78.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,280.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in King each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.24% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.21% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In King

92
Property Crimes
1,197.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 92 property crimes in King in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in King is 1,197.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in King each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.94% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.13% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around King

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salinas, CA 158,233 3,481 2,199.9 1,675.4 524.5
Hollister, CA 45,626 531 1,163.8 830.7 333.1
Seaside, CA 30,985 417 1,345.8 832.7 513.2
Monterey, CA 28,792 623 2,163.8 1,781.7 382.1
Soledad, CA 23,708 186 784.5 527.2 257.3
Marina, CA 23,021 353 1,533.4 1,242.3 291.0
Greenfield, CA 21,230 304 1,431.9 800.8 631.2
Coalinga, CA 17,290 156 902.3 410.6 491.6
Gonzales, CA 8,226 68 826.6 425.5 401.2

King SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8
Enjoy The Snack?