King, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In King, NC Summary

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

  • There were 137 total crimes committed in King the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,899.3 total crimes per 100K people in King.
  • The overall crime rate in King is -18.28% below the national average.
  • King ranks #82 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • King ranks #6,326 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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King Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in King is 1,899.3 per 100,000 people. That's -18.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.21% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
King
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 137 1,899.3 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 41.6 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 5 69.3 419.3 369.8
Burglary 6 83.2 471.2 269.8
Larceny 120 1,663.7 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 83.2 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 132 1,830.0 2,226.5 1,954.4

King 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 King

5
Violent Crimes
69.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in King in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in King is 69.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,442.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in King each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.47% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In King

132
Property Crimes
1,830.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-6.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 132 property crimes in King in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in King is 1,830.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in King each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -6.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.81% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around King

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salinas, CA 162,187 3,565 2,198.1 1,677.1 521.0
Hollister, CA 44,823 480 1,070.9 765.2 305.6
Seaside, CA 31,864 528 1,657.0 1,236.5 420.5
Monterey, CA 29,709 784 2,638.9 2,265.3 373.6
Soledad, CA 24,811 260 1,047.9 745.6 302.3
Marina, CA 22,651 495 2,185.3 1,858.6 326.7
Greenfield, CA 19,157 270 1,409.4 981.4 428.0
Coalinga, CA 17,546 276 1,573.0 854.9 718.1
Gonzales, CA 8,514 115 1,350.7 1,092.3 258.4

King SnackAbility

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