Grifton, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grifton, NC Summary

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

  • There were 23 total crimes committed in Grifton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 921.8 total crimes per 100K people in Grifton.
  • The overall crime rate in Grifton is -60.34% below the national average.
  • Grifton ranks #21 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Grifton ranks #3,464 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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Grifton Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grifton is 921.8 per 100,000 people. That's -60.34% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.16% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grifton
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 23 921.8 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 240.5 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 6 240.5 419.3 369.8
Burglary 4 160.3 471.2 269.8
Larceny 10 400.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 120.2 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 17 681.4 2,226.5 1,954.4

Grifton 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 Grifton

6
Violent Crimes
240.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Grifton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grifton is 240.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 415.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grifton each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.65% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grifton

17
Property Crimes
681.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Grifton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grifton is 681.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grifton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.40% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grifton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenville, NC 89,363 2,946 3,296.7 2,728.2 568.5
Wilson, NC 47,518 1,416 2,979.9 2,464.3 515.6
New Bern, NC 31,614 805 2,546.3 2,040.2 506.1
Kinston, NC 19,342 764 3,950.0 3,241.7 708.3
Havelock, NC 17,108 377 2,203.6 2,004.9 198.7
Winterville, NC 10,725 69 643.4 484.8 158.5
Washington, NC 9,614 312 3,245.3 2,818.8 426.5
Williamston, NC 5,047 291 5,765.8 4,121.3 1,644.5
Snow Hill, NC 1,532 42 2,741.5 2,480.4 261.1

Grifton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
6
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