Wendell, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wendell, NC Summary

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

  • There were 129 total crimes committed in Wendell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 962.1 total crimes per 100K people in Wendell.
  • The overall crime rate in Wendell is -58.60% below the national average.
  • Wendell ranks #23 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Wendell ranks #3,591 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

Wendell Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wendell is 962.1 per 100,000 people. That's -58.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -63.64% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wendell
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 129 962.1 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 3 22.4 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 134.2 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 23 171.5 419.3 369.8
Burglary 20 149.2 471.2 269.8
Larceny 76 566.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 74.6 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 106 790.6 2,226.5 1,954.4

Wendell 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 Wendell

23
Violent Crimes
171.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Wendell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wendell is 171.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 583.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wendell each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.61% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.09% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wendell

106
Property Crimes
790.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 106 property crimes in Wendell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wendell is 790.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wendell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.49% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wendell

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
Wake Forest, NC 51,385 595 1,157.9 1,043.1 114.8
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
Knightdale, NC 19,659 544 2,767.2 2,558.6 208.6
Smithfield, NC 12,042 695 5,771.5 5,148.6 622.8
Rolesville, NC 10,549 78 739.4 654.1 85.3
Zebulon, NC 9,003 331 3,676.6 3,087.9 588.7
Selma, NC 6,843 154 2,250.5 1,622.1 628.4

Wendell SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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