Apex, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Apex, NC Summary

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

  • There were 791 total crimes committed in Apex the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,198.0 total crimes per 100K people in Apex.
  • The overall crime rate in Apex is -48.45% below the national average.
  • Apex ranks #40 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Apex ranks #4,389 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

Apex Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Apex is 1,198.0 per 100,000 people. That's -48.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.72% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Apex
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 791 1,198.0 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 9 13.6 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 24.2 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 36 54.5 419.3 369.8
Burglary 66 100.0 471.2 269.8
Larceny 650 984.5 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 39 59.1 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 755 1,143.5 2,226.5 1,954.4

Apex 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 Apex

36
Violent Crimes
54.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Apex in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Apex is 54.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,834.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Apex each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.00% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Apex

755
Property Crimes
1,143.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 755 property crimes in Apex in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Apex is 1,143.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Apex each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.64% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Apex

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
Durham, NC 286,377 11,466 4,003.8 3,316.6 687.2
Cary, NC 178,600 2,117 1,185.3 1,105.8 79.5
Chapel Hill, NC 60,984 1,326 2,174.3 1,989.0 185.3
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
Carrboro, NC 21,190 425 2,005.7 1,731.9 273.7
Angier, NC 6,127 180 2,937.8 2,644.0 293.8

Apex SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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