Smithfield, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Smithfield, NC Summary

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

  • There were 695 total crimes committed in Smithfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,771.5 total crimes per 100K people in Smithfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Smithfield is 148.32% above the national average.
  • Smithfield ranks #235 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Smithfield ranks #9,567 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

Smithfield Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Smithfield is 5,771.5 per 100,000 people. That's 148.32% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 118.14% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Smithfield
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 695 5,771.5 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 6 49.8 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 66 548.1 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 75 622.8 419.3 369.8
Burglary 132 1,096.2 471.2 269.8
Larceny 453 3,761.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 290.6 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 620 5,148.6 2,226.5 1,954.4

Smithfield 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 Smithfield

75
Violent Crimes
622.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
68.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 75 violent crimes in Smithfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Smithfield is 622.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 160.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Smithfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 68.42% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 48.53% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Smithfield

620
Property Crimes
5,148.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
163.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 620 property crimes in Smithfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Smithfield is 5,148.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Smithfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 163.44% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 131.25% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Smithfield

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
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
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
Holly Springs, NC 45,406 486 1,070.3 1,004.3 66.1
Morrisville, NC 32,600 738 2,263.8 2,144.2 119.6
Garner, NC 32,577 1,280 3,929.2 3,471.8 457.4
Clayton, NC 30,036 405 1,348.4 1,235.2 113.2
Carrboro, NC 21,190 425 2,005.7 1,731.9 273.7

Smithfield SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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