Greenville, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greenville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 2,946 total crimes committed in Greenville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,296.7 total crimes per 100K people in Greenville.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenville is 41.84% above the national average.
  • Greenville ranks #162 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Greenville ranks #8,436 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.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Greenville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenville is 3,296.7 per 100,000 people. That's 41.84% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.60% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,946 3,296.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 12 13.4 8.0 6.3
Robbery 67 75.0 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 407 455.4 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 508 568.5 419.3 369.8
Burglary 273 305.5 471.2 269.8
Larceny 2,017 2,257.1 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 148 165.6 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,438 2,728.2 2,226.5 1,954.4

Greenville 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 Greenville

508
Violent Crimes
568.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
53.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 508 violent crimes in Greenville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenville is 568.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenville each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 53.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 35.57% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenville

2,438
Property Crimes
2,728.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,438 property crimes in Greenville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenville is 2,728.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.53% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Goldsboro, NC 32,464 2,026 6,240.8 5,113.4 1,127.4
New Bern, NC 31,614 805 2,546.3 2,040.2 506.1
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
Williamston, NC 5,047 291 5,765.8 4,121.3 1,644.5
Farmville, NC 4,495 125 2,780.9 1,913.2 867.6

Greenville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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