Hertford, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hertford, NC Summary

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

  • There were 84 total crimes committed in Hertford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,982.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hertford.
  • The overall crime rate in Hertford is 71.37% above the national average.
  • Hertford ranks #187 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Hertford ranks #8,947 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.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Hertford Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hertford is 3,982.9 per 100,000 people. That's 71.37% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 50.54% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hertford
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 3,982.9 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 4 189.7 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 379.3 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 14 663.8 419.3 369.8
Burglary 22 1,043.1 471.2 269.8
Larceny 44 2,086.3 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 142.2 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 70 3,319.1 2,226.5 1,954.4

Hertford 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 Hertford

14
Violent Crimes
663.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
79.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Hertford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hertford is 663.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 150.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hertford each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 79.51% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 58.31% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hertford

70
Property Crimes
3,319.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
69.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 70 property crimes in Hertford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hertford is 3,319.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hertford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 69.83% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.07% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hertford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Virginia Beach, VA 457,556 7,769 1,697.9 1,610.5 87.4
Chesapeake, VA 253,745 6,161 2,428.0 2,010.7 417.3
Elizabeth, NJ 134,065 4,065 3,032.1 2,551.7 480.4
Suffolk, VA 98,065 2,224 2,267.9 1,791.7 476.2
Portsmouth, VA 98,003 5,642 5,757.0 4,881.5 875.5
Franklin, VA 8,292 302 3,642.1 3,123.5 518.6
Kill Devil Hills, NC 7,911 233 2,945.3 2,717.7 227.5
Williamston, NC 5,047 291 5,765.8 4,121.3 1,644.5
Ahoskie, NC 4,830 140 2,898.6 2,298.1 600.4
Edenton, NC 4,400 98 2,227.3 1,863.6 363.6

Hertford SnackAbility

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