Beaufort, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beaufort, NC Summary

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

  • There were 117 total crimes committed in Beaufort the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,501.1 total crimes per 100K people in Beaufort.
  • The overall crime rate in Beaufort is 7.61% above the national average.
  • Beaufort ranks #122 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Beaufort ranks #7,484 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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Beaufort Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beaufort is 2,501.1 per 100,000 people. That's 7.61% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.47% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beaufort
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 117 2,501.1 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 555.8 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 28 598.5 419.3 369.8
Burglary 15 320.6 471.2 269.8
Larceny 71 1,517.7 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 64.1 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 89 1,902.5 2,226.5 1,954.4

Beaufort 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 Beaufort

28
Violent Crimes
598.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
61.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Beaufort in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beaufort is 598.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beaufort each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 61.86% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 42.74% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beaufort

89
Property Crimes
1,902.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-2.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 89 property crimes in Beaufort in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beaufort is 1,902.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beaufort each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -2.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.55% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beaufort

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jacksonville, NC 72,570 1,731 2,385.3 2,073.9 311.4
New Bern, NC 31,614 805 2,546.3 2,040.2 506.1
Havelock, NC 17,108 377 2,203.6 2,004.9 198.7
Newport, NC 4,564 93 2,037.7 1,774.8 262.9
Atlantic Beach, NC 1,420 74 5,211.3 5,070.4 140.8
Pine Knoll Shores, NC 1,397 18 1,288.5 1,216.9 71.6

Beaufort SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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