Mount Holly, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mount Holly, NC Summary

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

  • There were 303 total crimes committed in Mount Holly the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,666.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mount Holly.
  • The overall crime rate in Mount Holly is -28.28% below the national average.
  • Mount Holly ranks #65 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Mount Holly ranks #5,780 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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Mount Holly Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mount Holly is 1,666.9 per 100,000 people. That's -28.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.00% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mount Holly
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 303 1,666.9 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 3 16.5 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 154.0 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 38 209.1 419.3 369.8
Burglary 50 275.1 471.2 269.8
Larceny 180 990.3 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 192.6 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 265 1,457.9 2,226.5 1,954.4

Mount Holly 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 Mount Holly

38
Violent Crimes
209.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Mount Holly in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mount Holly is 209.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 478.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mount Holly each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.14% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mount Holly

265
Property Crimes
1,457.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 265 property crimes in Mount Holly in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mount Holly is 1,457.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mount Holly each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.52% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mount Holly

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gastonia, NC 81,937 3,872 4,725.6 3,938.4 787.2
Huntersville, NC 62,105 837 1,347.7 1,212.5 135.3
Cornelius, NC 31,781 362 1,139.0 1,006.9 132.2
Belmont, NC 15,297 574 3,752.4 3,556.3 196.1
Davidson, NC 15,189 76 500.4 467.4 32.9
Tega Cay, SC 13,607 147 1,080.3 1,036.2 44.1
Lincolnton, NC 11,651 468 4,016.8 3,639.2 377.6
Dallas, NC 6,086 128 2,103.2 1,889.6 213.6
Ranlo, NC 4,621 46 995.5 757.4 238.0
Lowell, NC 3,740 55 1,470.6 1,363.6 107.0

Mount Holly SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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