Williamston, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Williamston, NC Summary

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

  • There were 291 total crimes committed in Williamston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,765.8 total crimes per 100K people in Williamston.
  • The overall crime rate in Williamston is 148.08% above the national average.
  • Williamston ranks #234 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Williamston ranks #9,565 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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Williamston Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Williamston is 5,765.8 per 100,000 people. That's 148.08% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 117.92% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Williamston
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 291 5,765.8 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 19.8 8.0 6.3
Robbery 8 158.5 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 67 1,327.5 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 83 1,644.5 419.3 369.8
Burglary 37 733.1 471.2 269.8
Larceny 157 3,110.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 277.4 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 208 4,121.3 2,226.5 1,954.4

Williamston 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 Williamston

83
Violent Crimes
1,644.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
344.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in Williamston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Williamston is 1,644.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Williamston each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 344.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 292.20% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Williamston

208
Property Crimes
4,121.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
110.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 208 property crimes in Williamston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Williamston is 4,121.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Williamston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 110.87% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 85.10% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Williamston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenville, NC 89,363 2,946 3,296.7 2,728.2 568.5
Rocky Mount, NC 53,668 1,959 3,650.2 2,768.9 881.3
Wilson, NC 47,518 1,416 2,979.9 2,464.3 515.6
Kinston, NC 19,342 764 3,950.0 3,241.7 708.3
Winterville, NC 10,725 69 643.4 484.8 158.5
Washington, NC 9,614 312 3,245.3 2,818.8 426.5
Ahoskie, NC 4,830 140 2,898.6 2,298.1 600.4
Edenton, NC 4,400 98 2,227.3 1,863.6 363.6
Windsor, NC 3,304 35 1,059.3 938.3 121.1
Robersonville, NC 1,307 20 1,530.2 1,300.7 229.5

Williamston SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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