Roxboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Roxboro, NC Summary

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

  • There were 461 total crimes committed in Roxboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,706.2 total crimes per 100K people in Roxboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Roxboro is 145.51% above the national average.
  • Roxboro ranks #232 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Roxboro ranks #9,549 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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Roxboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Roxboro is 5,706.2 per 100,000 people. That's 145.51% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 115.67% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Roxboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 461 5,706.2 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 5 61.9 8.0 6.3
Robbery 5 61.9 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 87 1,076.9 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 104 1,287.3 419.3 369.8
Burglary 54 668.4 471.2 269.8
Larceny 287 3,552.4 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 198.0 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 357 4,418.9 2,226.5 1,954.4

Roxboro 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 Roxboro

104
Violent Crimes
1,287.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
248.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 104 violent crimes in Roxboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Roxboro is 1,287.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Roxboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 248.10% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 207.00% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Roxboro

357
Property Crimes
4,418.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
126.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 357 property crimes in Roxboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Roxboro is 4,418.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Roxboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 126.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 98.47% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Roxboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raleigh, NC 470,829 13,345 2,834.4 2,334.6 499.8
Durham, NC 286,377 11,466 4,003.8 3,316.6 687.2
Cary, NC 178,600 2,117 1,185.3 1,105.8 79.5
Apex, NC 66,024 791 1,198.0 1,143.5 54.5
Chapel Hill, NC 60,984 1,326 2,174.3 1,989.0 185.3
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
Morrisville, NC 32,600 738 2,263.8 2,144.2 119.6
Carrboro, NC 21,190 425 2,005.7 1,731.9 273.7
Knightdale, NC 19,659 544 2,767.2 2,558.6 208.6
Hillsborough, NC 9,732 596 6,124.1 5,610.4 513.8

Roxboro SnackAbility

1
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
7
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