Rockingham, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rockingham, NC Summary

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

  • There were 462 total crimes committed in Rockingham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,211.5 total crimes per 100K people in Rockingham.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockingham is 124.23% above the national average.
  • Rockingham ranks #222 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Rockingham ranks #9,456 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

Rockingham Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockingham is 5,211.5 per 100,000 people. That's 124.23% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 96.97% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockingham
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 462 5,211.5 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 4 45.1 8.0 6.3
Robbery 11 124.1 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 44 496.3 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 68 767.1 419.3 369.8
Burglary 93 1,049.1 471.2 269.8
Larceny 272 3,068.2 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 327.1 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 394 4,444.4 2,226.5 1,954.4

Rockingham 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 Rockingham

68
Violent Crimes
767.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
107.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in Rockingham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockingham is 767.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 107.43% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 82.93% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockingham

394
Property Crimes
4,444.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
127.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 394 property crimes in Rockingham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockingham is 4,444.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 127.41% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 99.62% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockingham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, NC 208,980 9,268 4,434.9 3,456.8 978.1
Monroe, NC 35,204 1,664 4,726.7 3,939.9 786.8
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Hope Mills, NC 17,843 744 4,169.7 3,727.0 442.8
Albemarle, NC 16,819 692 4,114.4 3,531.7 582.7
Southern Pines, NC 16,388 366 2,233.3 1,989.3 244.1
Laurinburg, NC 15,199 916 6,026.7 4,467.4 1,559.3
Aberdeen, NC 9,528 287 3,012.2 2,718.3 293.9

Rockingham SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8
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