Shallotte, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Shallotte, NC Summary

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

  • There were 251 total crimes committed in Shallotte in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,524.2 total crimes per 100K people in Shallotte.
  • The overall crime rate in Shallotte is 113.48% above the national average.
  • Shallotte ranks #209 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Shallotte ranks #9,459 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.

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Shallotte Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shallotte is 4,524.2 per 100,000 people. That's 113.48% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 93.01% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shallotte
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 251 4,524.2 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 1 18.0 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 270.4 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 18 324.4 375.8 359.0
Burglary 15 270.4 323.9 229.0
Larceny 214 3,857.2 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 72.1 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 233 4,199.7 1,968.1 1,760.0

Shallotte 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 Shallotte

18
Violent Crimes
324.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Shallotte in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shallotte is 324.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 308.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shallotte each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.63% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.67% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shallotte

233
Property Crimes
4,199.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
138.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 233 property crimes in Shallotte in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shallotte is 4,199.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shallotte each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 138.62% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 113.38% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shallotte

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilmington, NC 125,101 5,001 3,997.6 3,514.8 482.8
Leland, NC 33,162 358 1,079.5 983.1 96.5
Oak Island, NC 8,955 130 1,451.7 1,295.4 156.3
Carolina Beach, NC 6,917 151 2,183.0 1,850.5 332.5
Boiling Spring Lakes, NC 6,903 119 1,723.9 1,434.2 289.7
Sunset Beach, NC 4,660 50 1,073.0 965.7 107.3

Shallotte SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
7
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