Wadesboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wadesboro, NC Summary

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

  • There were 523 total crimes committed in Wadesboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 10,385.2 total crimes per 100K people in Wadesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Wadesboro is 346.83% above the national average.
  • Wadesboro ranks #254 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Wadesboro ranks #9,822 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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Wadesboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wadesboro is 10,385.2 per 100,000 people. That's 346.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 292.52% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wadesboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 523 10,385.2 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 39.7 8.0 6.3
Robbery 9 178.7 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 117 2,323.3 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 132 2,621.1 419.3 369.8
Burglary 108 2,144.6 471.2 269.8
Larceny 247 4,904.7 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 714.9 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 391 7,764.1 2,226.5 1,954.4

Wadesboro 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 Wadesboro

132
Violent Crimes
2,621.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
608.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 132 violent crimes in Wadesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wadesboro is 2,621.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wadesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 608.80% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 525.10% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wadesboro

391
Property Crimes
7,764.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
297.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 391 property crimes in Wadesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wadesboro is 7,764.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 12.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wadesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 297.26% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 248.72% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wadesboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Concord, NC 109,660 1,195 1,089.7 984.0 105.8
Matthews, NC 29,739 935 3,144.0 2,979.3 164.8
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Stallings, NC 16,758 174 1,038.3 942.8 95.5
Chesterfield, SC 1,326 44 3,318.3 2,488.7 829.6

Wadesboro SnackAbility

1
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
1
Amenities
7
Education
3
Commute
7
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