Rockwell, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rockwell, NC Summary

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

  • There were 34 total crimes committed in Rockwell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,566.8 total crimes per 100K people in Rockwell.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockwell is -32.59% below the national average.
  • Rockwell ranks #56 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Rockwell ranks #5,495 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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Rockwell Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockwell is 1,566.8 per 100,000 people. That's -32.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -40.78% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockwell
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 34 1,566.8 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 1 46.1 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2 92.2 419.3 369.8
Burglary 1 46.1 471.2 269.8
Larceny 28 1,290.3 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 138.2 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 32 1,474.7 2,226.5 1,954.4

Rockwell 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 Rockwell

2
Violent Crimes
92.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Rockwell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockwell is 92.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,085.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockwell each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.02% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockwell

32
Property Crimes
1,474.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 property crimes in Rockwell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockwell is 1,474.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockwell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -24.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.77% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockwell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Concord, NC 109,660 1,195 1,089.7 984.0 105.8
Kannapolis, NC 55,480 1,244 2,242.2 2,045.8 196.5
Salisbury, NC 35,938 1,632 4,541.2 3,656.3 884.9
Lexington, NC 19,544 710 3,632.8 3,146.7 486.1
Albemarle, NC 16,819 692 4,114.4 3,531.7 582.7
China Grove, NC 4,477 77 1,719.9 1,585.9 134.0
Spencer, NC 3,327 77 2,314.4 2,013.8 300.6
Granite Quarry, NC 3,023 34 1,124.7 926.2 198.5
East Spencer, NC 1,581 43 2,719.8 1,581.3 1,138.5

Rockwell SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
4
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