Erwin, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Erwin, NC Summary

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

  • There were 143 total crimes committed in Erwin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,067.4 total crimes per 100K people in Erwin.
  • The overall crime rate in Erwin is 31.97% above the national average.
  • Erwin ranks #153 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Erwin ranks #8,203 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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Erwin Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Erwin is 3,067.4 per 100,000 people. That's 31.97% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.93% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Erwin
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 143 3,067.4 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 3 64.4 8.0 6.3
Robbery 3 64.4 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 278.9 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 23 493.4 419.3 369.8
Burglary 27 579.2 471.2 269.8
Larceny 84 1,801.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 193.1 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 120 2,574.0 2,226.5 1,954.4

Erwin 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 Erwin

23
Violent Crimes
493.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
33.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Erwin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Erwin is 493.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 202.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Erwin each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 33.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 17.66% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Erwin

120
Property Crimes
2,574.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
31.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 120 property crimes in Erwin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Erwin is 2,574.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Erwin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 31.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.61% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Erwin

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
Cary, NC 178,600 2,117 1,185.3 1,105.8 79.5
Apex, NC 66,024 791 1,198.0 1,143.5 54.5
Chapel Hill, NC 60,984 1,326 2,174.3 1,989.0 185.3
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
Holly Springs, NC 45,406 486 1,070.3 1,004.3 66.1
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
Knightdale, NC 19,659 544 2,767.2 2,558.6 208.6

Erwin SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
5
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