Albemarle, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Albemarle, NC Summary

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

  • There were 692 total crimes committed in Albemarle the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,114.4 total crimes per 100K people in Albemarle.
  • The overall crime rate in Albemarle is 77.02% above the national average.
  • Albemarle ranks #196 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Albemarle ranks #9,028 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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Albemarle Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Albemarle is 4,114.4 per 100,000 people. That's 77.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 55.51% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Albemarle
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 692 4,114.4 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.9 8.0 6.3
Robbery 7 41.6 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 80 475.7 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 98 582.7 419.3 369.8
Burglary 85 505.4 471.2 269.8
Larceny 474 2,818.2 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 208.1 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 594 3,531.7 2,226.5 1,954.4

Albemarle 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 Albemarle

98
Violent Crimes
582.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
57.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 98 violent crimes in Albemarle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Albemarle is 582.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Albemarle each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 57.56% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 38.96% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Albemarle

594
Property Crimes
3,531.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
80.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 594 property crimes in Albemarle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Albemarle is 3,531.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Albemarle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 80.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.62% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Albemarle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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

Albemarle SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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