Selma, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Selma, NC Summary

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

  • There were 154 total crimes committed in Selma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,250.5 total crimes per 100K people in Selma.
  • The overall crime rate in Selma is -3.17% below the national average.
  • Selma ranks #104 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Selma ranks #7,054 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

Selma Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Selma is 2,250.5 per 100,000 people. That's -3.17% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.94% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Selma
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 154 2,250.5 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 29.2 8.0 6.3
Robbery 5 73.1 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 453.0 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 43 628.4 419.3 369.8
Burglary 26 380.0 471.2 269.8
Larceny 67 979.1 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 263.0 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 111 1,622.1 2,226.5 1,954.4

Selma 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 Selma

43
Violent Crimes
628.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
69.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Selma is 628.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 159.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 69.92% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 49.86% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Selma

111
Property Crimes
1,622.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 111 property crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Selma is 1,622.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.00% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.15% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Selma

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
Cary, NC 178,600 2,117 1,185.3 1,105.8 79.5
Apex, NC 66,024 791 1,198.0 1,143.5 54.5
Chapel Hill, NC 60,984 1,326 2,174.3 1,989.0 185.3
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
Holly Springs, NC 45,406 486 1,070.3 1,004.3 66.1
Fuquay-Varina, NC 39,037 359 919.6 850.5 69.2
Morrisville, NC 32,600 738 2,263.8 2,144.2 119.6
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

Selma SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8
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