Jacksonville, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jacksonville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 1,731 total crimes committed in Jacksonville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,385.3 total crimes per 100K people in Jacksonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Jacksonville is 2.63% above the national average.
  • Jacksonville ranks #114 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Jacksonville ranks #7,282 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

Jacksonville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jacksonville is 2,385.3 per 100,000 people. That's 2.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.85% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jacksonville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,731 2,385.3 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 5 6.9 8.0 6.3
Robbery 24 33.1 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 171 235.6 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 226 311.4 419.3 369.8
Burglary 247 340.4 471.2 269.8
Larceny 1,194 1,645.3 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 64 88.2 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,505 2,073.9 2,226.5 1,954.4

Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville

226
Violent Crimes
311.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 226 violent crimes in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jacksonville is 311.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 321.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jacksonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.73% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jacksonville

1,505
Property Crimes
2,073.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,505 property crimes in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jacksonville is 2,073.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jacksonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.11% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.86% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jacksonville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilmington, NC 119,159 4,049 3,398.0 2,865.9 532.1
New Bern, NC 31,614 805 2,546.3 2,040.2 506.1
Havelock, NC 17,108 377 2,203.6 2,004.9 198.7
Swansboro, NC 3,920 64 1,632.7 1,505.1 127.6
Richlands, NC 2,325 25 1,075.3 1,032.3 43.0
North Topsail Beach, NC 1,001 24 2,397.6 2,297.7 99.9

Jacksonville SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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