Long View, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Long View, NC Summary

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

  • There were 147 total crimes committed in Long View the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,855.5 total crimes per 100K people in Long View.
  • The overall crime rate in Long View is 22.86% above the national average.
  • Long View ranks #143 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Long View ranks #7,954 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

Long View Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Long View is 2,855.5 per 100,000 people. That's 22.86% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.92% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Long View
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 147 2,855.5 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 19.4 8.0 6.3
Robbery 6 116.6 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 174.8 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 20 388.5 419.3 369.8
Burglary 21 407.9 471.2 269.8
Larceny 79 1,534.6 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 27 524.5 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 127 2,467.0 2,226.5 1,954.4

Long View 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 Long View

20
Violent Crimes
388.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
5.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Long View in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Long View is 388.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 257.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Long View each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 5.06% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -7.35% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Long View

127
Property Crimes
2,467.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 127 property crimes in Long View in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Long View is 2,467.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Long View each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.80% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Long View

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hickory, NC 43,756 1,764 4,031.4 3,501.2 530.2
Lenoir, NC 18,160 706 3,887.7 3,678.4 209.3
Morganton, NC 17,568 657 3,739.8 3,329.9 409.8
Newton, NC 13,252 306 2,309.1 2,075.2 233.9
Lincolnton, NC 11,651 468 4,016.8 3,639.2 377.6
Conover, NC 8,525 373 4,375.4 3,988.3 387.1
Granite Falls, NC 4,920 226 4,593.5 4,451.2 142.3

Long View SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8
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