Rocky Mount, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rocky Mount, NC Summary

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

  • There were 1,959 total crimes committed in Rocky Mount the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,650.2 total crimes per 100K people in Rocky Mount.
  • The overall crime rate in Rocky Mount is 57.05% above the national average.
  • Rocky Mount ranks #174 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Rocky Mount ranks #8,719 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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Rocky Mount Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rocky Mount is 3,650.2 per 100,000 people. That's 57.05% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.96% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rocky Mount
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,959 3,650.2 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 19 35.4 8.0 6.3
Robbery 89 165.8 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 348 648.4 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 473 881.3 419.3 369.8
Burglary 312 581.4 471.2 269.8
Larceny 1,026 1,911.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 148 275.8 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,486 2,768.9 2,226.5 1,954.4

Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount

473
Violent Crimes
881.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
138.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 473 violent crimes in Rocky Mount in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rocky Mount is 881.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rocky Mount each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 138.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 110.19% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rocky Mount

1,486
Property Crimes
2,768.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,486 property crimes in Rocky Mount in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rocky Mount is 2,768.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rocky Mount each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 41.67% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 24.36% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rocky Mount

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raleigh, NC 470,829 13,345 2,834.4 2,334.6 499.8
Greenville, NC 89,363 2,946 3,296.7 2,728.2 568.5
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
Garner, NC 32,577 1,280 3,929.2 3,471.8 457.4
Clayton, NC 30,036 405 1,348.4 1,235.2 113.2
Knightdale, NC 19,659 544 2,767.2 2,558.6 208.6
Roanoke Rapids, NC 15,025 801 5,331.1 4,592.3 738.8
Wendell, NC 13,408 129 962.1 790.6 171.5
Winterville, NC 10,725 69 643.4 484.8 158.5
Sharpsburg, NC 2,017 37 1,834.4 1,735.3 99.2

Rocky Mount SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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