Laurinburg, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laurinburg, NC Summary

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

  • There were 916 total crimes committed in Laurinburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,026.7 total crimes per 100K people in Laurinburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Laurinburg is 159.30% above the national average.
  • Laurinburg ranks #237 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Laurinburg ranks #9,605 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.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Laurinburg Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laurinburg is 6,026.7 per 100,000 people. That's 159.30% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 127.78% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laurinburg
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 916 6,026.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 7 46.1 8.0 6.3
Robbery 20 131.6 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 199 1,309.3 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 237 1,559.3 419.3 369.8
Burglary 209 1,375.1 471.2 269.8
Larceny 410 2,697.5 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 60 394.8 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 679 4,467.4 2,226.5 1,954.4

Laurinburg 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 Laurinburg

237
Violent Crimes
1,559.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
321.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 237 violent crimes in Laurinburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laurinburg is 1,559.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laurinburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 321.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 271.87% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laurinburg

679
Property Crimes
4,467.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
128.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 679 property crimes in Laurinburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laurinburg is 4,467.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laurinburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 128.58% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 100.65% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laurinburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, NC 208,980 9,268 4,434.9 3,456.8 978.1
Florence, SC 39,997 2,747 6,868.0 5,567.9 1,300.1
Lumberton, NC 18,583 2,533 13,630.7 11,230.7 2,400.0
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Hope Mills, NC 17,843 744 4,169.7 3,727.0 442.8
Southern Pines, NC 16,388 366 2,233.3 1,989.3 244.1
Aberdeen, NC 9,528 287 3,012.2 2,718.3 293.9
Hartsville, SC 7,614 661 8,681.4 6,934.6 1,746.8
Bennettsville, SC 6,891 309 4,484.1 3,207.1 1,277.0
Maxton, NC 2,110 109 5,165.9 4,312.8 853.1

Laurinburg SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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