Garner, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Garner, NC Summary

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

  • There were 1,280 total crimes committed in Garner the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,929.2 total crimes per 100K people in Garner.
  • The overall crime rate in Garner is 69.05% above the national average.
  • Garner ranks #184 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Garner ranks #8,910 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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Garner Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Garner is 3,929.2 per 100,000 people. That's 69.05% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 48.51% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Garner
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,280 3,929.2 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 29 89.0 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 108 331.5 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 149 457.4 419.3 369.8
Burglary 91 279.3 471.2 269.8
Larceny 979 3,005.2 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 61 187.2 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,131 3,471.8 2,226.5 1,954.4

Garner 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 Garner

149
Violent Crimes
457.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
23.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 149 violent crimes in Garner in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Garner is 457.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 218.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Garner each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 23.68% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 9.08% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Garner

1,131
Property Crimes
3,471.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
77.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,131 property crimes in Garner in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Garner is 3,471.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Garner each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 77.64% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.93% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Garner

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
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
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
Clayton, NC 30,036 405 1,348.4 1,235.2 113.2
Knightdale, NC 19,659 544 2,767.2 2,558.6 208.6
Wendell, NC 13,408 129 962.1 790.6 171.5

Garner SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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