Carthage, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carthage, NC Summary

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

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in Carthage the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,430.4 total crimes per 100K people in Carthage.
  • The overall crime rate in Carthage is 4.57% above the national average.
  • Carthage ranks #119 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Carthage ranks #7,376 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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Carthage Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carthage is 2,430.4 per 100,000 people. That's 4.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.14% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carthage
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 2,430.4 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 105.7 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 5 176.1 419.3 369.8
Burglary 12 422.7 471.2 269.8
Larceny 46 1,620.3 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 211.3 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 64 2,254.3 2,226.5 1,954.4

Carthage 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 Carthage

5
Violent Crimes
176.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carthage is 176.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 567.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.37% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.00% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carthage

64
Property Crimes
2,254.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Carthage in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carthage is 2,254.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carthage each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.25% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carthage

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Southern Pines, NC 16,388 366 2,233.3 1,989.3 244.1
Aberdeen, NC 9,528 287 3,012.2 2,718.3 293.9
Whispering Pines, NC 5,235 20 382.0 324.7 57.3
Robbins, NC 1,220 3 245.9 245.9 0.0
Vass, NC 1,003 22 2,193.4 2,193.4 0.0

Carthage SnackAbility

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