Mebane, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mebane, NC Summary

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

  • There were 613 total crimes committed in Mebane the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,233.8 total crimes per 100K people in Mebane.
  • The overall crime rate in Mebane is 39.14% above the national average.
  • Mebane ranks #157 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Mebane ranks #8,383 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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Mebane Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mebane is 3,233.8 per 100,000 people. That's 39.14% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 22.22% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mebane
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 613 3,233.8 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 3 15.8 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 179.4 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 45 237.4 419.3 369.8
Burglary 35 184.6 471.2 269.8
Larceny 506 2,669.3 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 27 142.4 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 568 2,996.4 2,226.5 1,954.4

Mebane 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 Mebane

45
Violent Crimes
237.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Mebane in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mebane is 237.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 421.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mebane each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.81% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.39% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mebane

568
Property Crimes
2,996.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
53.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 568 property crimes in Mebane in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mebane is 2,996.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mebane each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 53.32% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.58% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mebane

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chapel Hill, NC 60,984 1,326 2,174.3 1,989.0 185.3
Burlington, NC 60,069 2,770 4,611.4 3,779.0 832.4
Carrboro, NC 21,190 425 2,005.7 1,731.9 273.7
Graham, NC 17,377 431 2,480.3 2,060.2 420.1
Elon, NC 11,369 81 712.5 624.5 88.0
Hillsborough, NC 9,732 596 6,124.1 5,610.4 513.8
Gibsonville, NC 9,049 103 1,138.2 939.3 198.9
Haw River, NC 2,271 58 2,553.9 2,421.8 132.1

Mebane SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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