Zebulon, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Zebulon, NC Summary

Crime in Zebulon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Zebulon over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Zebulon:

  • There were 288 total crimes committed in Zebulon in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,781.0 total crimes per 100K people in Zebulon.
  • The overall crime rate in Zebulon is 31.23% above the national average.
  • Zebulon ranks #129 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Zebulon ranks #8,371 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Zebulon Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Zebulon is 2,781.0 per 100,000 people. That's 31.23% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 18.65% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Zebulon
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 288 2,781.0 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 9.7 7.5 5.0
Robbery 7 67.6 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 251.1 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 34 328.3 375.8 359.0
Burglary 38 366.9 323.9 229.0
Larceny 192 1,854.0 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 24 231.7 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 254 2,452.7 1,968.1 1,760.0

Zebulon Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Zebulon

34
Violent Crimes
328.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Zebulon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Zebulon is 328.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 304.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Zebulon each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.55% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.64% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Zebulon

254
Property Crimes
2,452.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Zebulon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Zebulon is 2,452.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Zebulon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.36% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.62% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Zebulon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raleigh, NC 488,085 16,146 3,308.0 2,819.2 488.8
Wake Forest, NC 55,872 811 1,451.5 1,304.8 146.8
Garner, NC 36,720 1,786 4,863.8 4,507.1 356.8
Clayton, NC 31,494 457 1,451.1 1,282.8 168.3
Knightdale, NC 20,557 641 3,118.2 2,923.6 194.6
Wendell, NC 16,281 197 1,210.0 1,074.9 135.1
Rolesville, NC 11,884 56 471.2 437.6 33.7
Selma, NC 7,244 249 3,437.3 2,388.2 1,049.1

Zebulon SnackAbility

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