Morrisville, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Morrisville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 738 total crimes committed in Morrisville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,263.8 total crimes per 100K people in Morrisville.
  • The overall crime rate in Morrisville is -2.60% below the national average.
  • Morrisville ranks #106 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Morrisville ranks #7,075 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

Morrisville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Morrisville is 2,263.8 per 100,000 people. That's -2.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.44% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Morrisville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 738 2,263.8 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 18 55.2 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 55.2 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 39 119.6 419.3 369.8
Burglary 87 266.9 471.2 269.8
Larceny 558 1,711.7 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 54 165.6 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 699 2,144.2 2,226.5 1,954.4

Morrisville 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 Morrisville

39
Violent Crimes
119.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Morrisville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Morrisville is 119.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 835.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Morrisville each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.47% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Morrisville

699
Property Crimes
2,144.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 699 property crimes in Morrisville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Morrisville is 2,144.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Morrisville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.70% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Morrisville

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
Holly Springs, NC 45,406 486 1,070.3 1,004.3 66.1
Fuquay-Varina, NC 39,037 359 919.6 850.5 69.2
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

Morrisville SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
8.5
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