North Wilkesboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In North Wilkesboro, NC Summary

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

  • There were 129 total crimes committed in North Wilkesboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,060.5 total crimes per 100K people in North Wilkesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in North Wilkesboro is 31.68% above the national average.
  • North Wilkesboro ranks #152 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • North Wilkesboro ranks #8,196 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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North Wilkesboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in North Wilkesboro is 3,060.5 per 100,000 people. That's 31.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.67% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
North Wilkesboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 129 3,060.5 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 2 47.4 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 237.2 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 15 355.9 419.3 369.8
Burglary 33 782.9 471.2 269.8
Larceny 72 1,708.2 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 213.5 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 114 2,704.6 2,226.5 1,954.4

North Wilkesboro 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 North Wilkesboro

15
Violent Crimes
355.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in North Wilkesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in North Wilkesboro is 355.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 281.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in North Wilkesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -15.13% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In North Wilkesboro

114
Property Crimes
2,704.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 114 property crimes in North Wilkesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in North Wilkesboro is 2,704.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in North Wilkesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.39% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.48% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around North Wilkesboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Winston-Salem, NC 251,295 12,739 5,069.3 3,893.8 1,175.5
Mooresville, NC 52,762 1,220 2,312.3 2,132.2 180.1
Hickory, NC 43,756 1,764 4,031.4 3,501.2 530.2
Boone, NC 18,007 295 1,638.3 1,527.2 111.1
Conover, NC 8,525 373 4,375.4 3,988.3 387.1
King, NC 7,213 137 1,899.3 1,830.0 69.3
Wilkesboro, NC 3,567 204 5,719.1 5,242.5 476.6

North Wilkesboro SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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