Albemarle, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Albemarle, NC Summary

Crime in Albemarle research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Albemarle over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Albemarle:

  • There were 681 total crimes committed in Albemarle in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,023.4 total crimes per 100K people in Albemarle.
  • The overall crime rate in Albemarle is 89.85% above the national average.
  • Albemarle ranks #195 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Albemarle ranks #9,284 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Albemarle Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Albemarle is 4,023.4 per 100,000 people. That's 89.85% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 71.65% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Albemarle
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 681 4,023.4 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 5.9 7.5 5.0
Robbery 2 11.8 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 90 531.7 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 97 573.1 375.8 359.0
Burglary 110 649.9 323.9 229.0
Larceny 450 2,658.6 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 24 141.8 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 584 3,450.3 1,968.1 1,760.0

Albemarle Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Albemarle

97
Violent Crimes
573.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
59.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 97 violent crimes in Albemarle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Albemarle is 573.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Albemarle each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 59.63% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 52.50% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Albemarle

584
Property Crimes
3,450.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
96.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 584 property crimes in Albemarle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Albemarle is 3,450.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Albemarle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 96.04% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 75.31% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Albemarle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cornelius, NC 33,699 384 1,139.5 1,035.6 103.9
Matthews, NC 31,422 892 2,838.8 2,654.2 184.6
Stallings, NC 17,564 127 723.1 671.8 51.2
Davidson, NC 14,332 70 488.4 446.6 41.9

Albemarle SnackAbility

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