Salisbury, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Salisbury, NC Summary

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

  • There were 1,632 total crimes committed in Salisbury the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,541.2 total crimes per 100K people in Salisbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Salisbury is 95.39% above the national average.
  • Salisbury ranks #208 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Salisbury ranks #9,238 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

Salisbury Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salisbury is 4,541.2 per 100,000 people. That's 95.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 71.64% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salisbury
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,632 4,541.2 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 7 19.5 8.0 6.3
Robbery 41 114.1 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 265 737.4 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 318 884.9 419.3 369.8
Burglary 169 470.3 471.2 269.8
Larceny 1,005 2,796.5 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 140 389.6 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,314 3,656.3 2,226.5 1,954.4

Salisbury 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 Salisbury

318
Violent Crimes
884.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
139.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 318 violent crimes in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salisbury is 884.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salisbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 139.28% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 111.02% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salisbury

1,314
Property Crimes
3,656.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
87.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,314 property crimes in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salisbury is 3,656.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Salisbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 87.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 64.22% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Salisbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cornelius, NC 31,781 362 1,139.0 1,006.9 132.2
Matthews, NC 29,739 935 3,144.0 2,979.3 164.8
Stallings, NC 16,758 174 1,038.3 942.8 95.5
Davidson, NC 15,189 76 500.4 467.4 32.9
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
Rockwell, NC 2,170 34 1,566.8 1,474.7 92.2
East Spencer, NC 1,581 43 2,719.8 1,581.3 1,138.5

Salisbury SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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