Bessemer City, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bessemer City, NC Summary

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

  • There were 93 total crimes committed in Bessemer City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,670.0 total crimes per 100K people in Bessemer City.
  • The overall crime rate in Bessemer City is -28.15% below the national average.
  • Bessemer City ranks #67 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Bessemer City ranks #5,786 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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Bessemer City Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bessemer City is 1,670.0 per 100,000 people. That's -28.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.88% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bessemer City
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 93 1,670.0 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 2 35.9 8.0 6.3
Robbery 1 18.0 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 215.5 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 17 305.3 419.3 369.8
Burglary 18 323.2 471.2 269.8
Larceny 46 826.0 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 215.5 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 76 1,364.7 2,226.5 1,954.4

Bessemer 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 Bessemer City

17
Violent Crimes
305.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Bessemer City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bessemer City is 305.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 327.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bessemer City each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.20% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bessemer City

76
Property Crimes
1,364.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in Bessemer City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bessemer City is 1,364.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bessemer City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.71% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Bessemer City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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