Statesville, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Statesville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 1,426 total crimes committed in Statesville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,017.6 total crimes per 100K people in Statesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Statesville is 115.89% above the national average.
  • Statesville ranks #218 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Statesville ranks #9,411 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

Statesville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Statesville is 5,017.6 per 100,000 people. That's 115.89% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 89.64% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Statesville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,426 5,017.6 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 11 38.7 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 298 1,048.6 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 324 1,140.0 419.3 369.8
Burglary 231 812.8 471.2 269.8
Larceny 772 2,716.4 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 99 348.3 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,102 3,877.6 2,226.5 1,954.4

Statesville 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 Statesville

324
Violent Crimes
1,140.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
208.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 324 violent crimes in Statesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Statesville is 1,140.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Statesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 208.29% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 171.88% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Statesville

1,102
Property Crimes
3,877.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
98.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,102 property crimes in Statesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Statesville is 3,877.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Statesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 98.40% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 74.16% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Statesville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huntersville, NC 62,105 837 1,347.7 1,212.5 135.3
Mooresville, NC 52,762 1,220 2,312.3 2,132.2 180.1
Cornelius, NC 31,781 362 1,139.0 1,006.9 132.2
Matthews, NC 29,739 935 3,144.0 2,979.3 164.8
Stallings, NC 16,758 174 1,038.3 942.8 95.5
Davidson, NC 15,189 76 500.4 467.4 32.9
King, NC 7,213 137 1,899.3 1,830.0 69.3
Troutman, NC 3,889 110 2,828.5 2,442.8 385.7

Statesville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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