Siler City, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Siler City, NC Summary

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

  • There were 311 total crimes committed in Siler City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,902.6 total crimes per 100K people in Siler City.
  • The overall crime rate in Siler City is 67.91% above the national average.
  • Siler City ranks #183 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Siler City ranks #8,891 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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Siler City Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Siler City is 3,902.6 per 100,000 people. That's 67.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 47.50% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Siler City
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 311 3,902.6 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 12.5 8.0 6.3
Robbery 4 50.2 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 49 614.9 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 58 727.8 419.3 369.8
Burglary 62 778.0 471.2 269.8
Larceny 169 2,120.7 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 276.1 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 253 3,174.8 2,226.5 1,954.4

Siler City 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 Siler City

58
Violent Crimes
727.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
96.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 58 violent crimes in Siler City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Siler City is 727.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Siler City each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 96.81% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 73.57% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Siler City

253
Property Crimes
3,174.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
62.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 253 property crimes in Siler City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Siler City is 3,174.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Siler City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 62.44% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 42.59% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Siler City SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
6
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