Zebulon, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Zebulon:

  • There were 331 total crimes committed in Zebulon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,676.6 total crimes per 100K people in Zebulon.
  • The overall crime rate in Zebulon is 58.19% above the national average.
  • Zebulon ranks #175 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Zebulon ranks #8,734 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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Zebulon Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Zebulon is 3,676.6 per 100,000 people. That's 58.19% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.96% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Zebulon
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 331 3,676.6 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.1 8.0 6.3
Robbery 11 122.2 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40 444.3 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 53 588.7 419.3 369.8
Burglary 39 433.2 471.2 269.8
Larceny 227 2,521.4 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 133.3 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 278 3,087.9 2,226.5 1,954.4

Zebulon 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 Zebulon

53
Violent Crimes
588.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
59.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 53 violent crimes in Zebulon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Zebulon is 588.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 169.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Zebulon each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 59.19% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 40.39% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Zebulon

278
Property Crimes
3,087.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 278 property crimes in Zebulon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Zebulon is 3,087.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.4 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 58.00% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.69% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 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 470,829 13,345 2,834.4 2,334.6 499.8
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
Garner, NC 32,577 1,280 3,929.2 3,471.8 457.4
Clayton, NC 30,036 405 1,348.4 1,235.2 113.2
Knightdale, NC 19,659 544 2,767.2 2,558.6 208.6
Wendell, NC 13,408 129 962.1 790.6 171.5
Rolesville, NC 10,549 78 739.4 654.1 85.3
Selma, NC 6,843 154 2,250.5 1,622.1 628.4

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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