Spring Lake, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Spring Lake, NC Summary

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

  • There were 421 total crimes committed in Spring Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,628.4 total crimes per 100K people in Spring Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Spring Lake is 56.11% above the national average.
  • Spring Lake ranks #172 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Spring Lake ranks #8,702 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

Spring Lake Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Spring Lake is 3,628.4 per 100,000 people. That's 56.11% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.14% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Spring Lake
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 421 3,628.4 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 10 86.2 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 49 422.3 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 65 560.2 419.3 369.8
Burglary 61 525.7 471.2 269.8
Larceny 275 2,370.1 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 172.4 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 356 3,068.2 2,226.5 1,954.4

Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake

65
Violent Crimes
560.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
51.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in Spring Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Spring Lake is 560.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Spring Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 51.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 33.60% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Spring Lake

356
Property Crimes
3,068.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 356 property crimes in Spring Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Spring Lake is 3,068.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Spring Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.80% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Spring Lake

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
Fayetteville, NC 208,980 9,268 4,434.9 3,456.8 978.1
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
Holly Springs, NC 45,406 486 1,070.3 1,004.3 66.1
Fuquay-Varina, NC 39,037 359 919.6 850.5 69.2
Morrisville, NC 32,600 738 2,263.8 2,144.2 119.6
Garner, NC 32,577 1,280 3,929.2 3,471.8 457.4
Clayton, NC 30,036 405 1,348.4 1,235.2 113.2
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6

Spring Lake SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
9
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