Roxboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Roxboro, NC Summary

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

  • There were 372 total crimes committed in Roxboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,517.3 total crimes per 100K people in Roxboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Roxboro is 113.16% above the national average.
  • Roxboro ranks #208 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Roxboro ranks #9,458 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

Roxboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Roxboro is 4,517.3 per 100,000 people. That's 113.16% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 92.72% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Roxboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 372 4,517.3 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 12.1 7.5 5.0
Robbery 7 85.0 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 69 837.9 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 83 1,007.9 375.8 359.0
Burglary 46 558.6 323.9 229.0
Larceny 234 2,841.5 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 109.3 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 289 3,509.4 1,968.1 1,760.0

Roxboro 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 Roxboro

83
Violent Crimes
1,007.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
180.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in Roxboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Roxboro is 1,007.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Roxboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 180.75% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 168.20% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Roxboro

289
Property Crimes
3,509.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
99.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 289 property crimes in Roxboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Roxboro is 3,509.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Roxboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 99.40% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 78.31% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Roxboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raleigh, NC 488,085 16,146 3,308.0 2,819.2 488.8
Durham, NC 300,208 13,266 4,418.9 3,799.7 619.2
Cary, NC 181,793 2,524 1,388.4 1,317.4 71.0
Apex, NC 74,105 711 959.4 906.8 52.6
Chapel Hill, NC 63,906 1,717 2,686.8 2,514.6 172.1
Wake Forest, NC 55,872 811 1,451.5 1,304.8 146.8
Morrisville, NC 32,336 819 2,532.8 2,433.8 99.0
Carrboro, NC 21,045 444 2,109.8 1,929.2 180.6
Knightdale, NC 20,557 641 3,118.2 2,923.6 194.6
Hillsborough, NC 9,788 480 4,904.0 4,526.0 378.0

Roxboro SnackAbility

1
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
7
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