Southern Pines, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Southern Pines, NC Summary

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

  • There were 366 total crimes committed in Southern Pines the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,233.3 total crimes per 100K people in Southern Pines.
  • The overall crime rate in Southern Pines is -3.91% below the national average.
  • Southern Pines ranks #101 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Southern Pines ranks #7,012 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.

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Southern Pines Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Southern Pines is 2,233.3 per 100,000 people. That's -3.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.59% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Southern Pines
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 366 2,233.3 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.1 8.0 6.3
Robbery 7 42.7 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 164.8 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 40 244.1 419.3 369.8
Burglary 71 433.2 471.2 269.8
Larceny 221 1,348.5 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 34 207.5 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 326 1,989.3 2,226.5 1,954.4

Southern Pines 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 Southern Pines

40
Violent Crimes
244.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Southern Pines in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Southern Pines is 244.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 409.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Southern Pines each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.79% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Southern Pines

326
Property Crimes
1,989.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 326 property crimes in Southern Pines in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Southern Pines is 1,989.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Southern Pines each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.78% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.65% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Southern Pines

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, NC 208,980 9,268 4,434.9 3,456.8 978.1
Apex, NC 66,024 791 1,198.0 1,143.5 54.5
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
Asheboro, NC 27,275 1,159 4,249.3 3,838.7 410.6
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Hope Mills, NC 17,843 744 4,169.7 3,727.0 442.8
Albemarle, NC 16,819 692 4,114.4 3,531.7 582.7
Aberdeen, NC 9,528 287 3,012.2 2,718.3 293.9
Whispering Pines, NC 5,235 20 382.0 324.7 57.3

Southern Pines SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
7
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