Monroe, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Monroe, NC Summary

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

  • There were 1,664 total crimes committed in Monroe the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,726.7 total crimes per 100K people in Monroe.
  • The overall crime rate in Monroe is 103.37% above the national average.
  • Monroe ranks #215 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Monroe ranks #9,314 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

Monroe Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Monroe is 4,726.7 per 100,000 people. That's 103.37% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 78.65% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Monroe
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,664 4,726.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 6 17.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 27 76.7 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 208 590.8 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 277 786.8 419.3 369.8
Burglary 258 732.9 471.2 269.8
Larceny 1,024 2,908.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 105 298.3 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,387 3,939.9 2,226.5 1,954.4

Monroe 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 Monroe

277
Violent Crimes
786.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
112.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 277 violent crimes in Monroe in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Monroe is 786.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 127.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Monroe each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 112.78% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 87.65% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Monroe

1,387
Property Crimes
3,939.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
101.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,387 property crimes in Monroe in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Monroe is 3,939.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Monroe each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 101.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.96% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Monroe

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quincy, IL 39,860 384 963.4 469.1 494.2
Middletown, NY 30,538 547 1,791.2 1,434.3 356.9
Hannibal, MO 17,028 649 3,811.4 3,341.6 469.8
Moberly, MO 13,998 252 1,800.3 1,543.1 257.2
Mexico, MO 11,531 296 2,567.0 2,384.9 182.1
Lewistown, MT 6,135 28 456.4 48.9 407.5
Bowling Green, MO 5,617 108 1,922.7 1,370.8 551.9
Macon, MO 5,480 89 1,624.1 1,496.4 127.7
Palmyra, MO 3,629 56 1,543.1 1,515.6 27.6
Shelbina, MO 1,551 30 1,934.2 1,547.4 386.8

Monroe SnackAbility

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