Benson, NC Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Benson

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Benson_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	255	n/a (estimate)	6,990	3,110	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Benson_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.7	5.3
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	28.1	40.4
Robbery	13	n/a	356.4	92.0	102.8
Assault	7	n/a	191.9	245.5	248.5
Violent crime	20	n/a (estimate)	548	372	386
Burglary	71	n/a	1,946.3	710.4	468.9
Theft	148	n/a	4,057.0	1,876.2	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	16	n/a	438.6	150.8	236.9
Property crime	235	n/a (estimate)	6,442	2,738	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Plain View, NC	2,183	176	1,296	1,472
Four Oaks, NC	2,068	183	1,345	1,528
Coats, NC	2,405	195	1,432	1,627
Wilson's Mills, NC	2,823	199	1,462	1,661
Buies Creek, NC	2,772	225	1,654	1,878
Fuquay-Varina, NC	20,246	111	1,897	2,008
Lillington, NC	3,334	242	1,780	2,022
Benson, NC	3,435	548	6,442	6,990

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Benson is 146% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 19.15 daily crimes that occur in Benson.
Benson is safer than 56% of the cities in the United States.
In Benson you have a 1 in 15 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Benson has increased by 281%.

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Daily Crime In Benson (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Benson

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Benson is 1 in 183

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Benson is 1 in 16

The chance of being a victim of crime in Benson is 1 in 15

Year Over Year Crime In Benson (per 100,000 people)

Benson police department

Item	Benson	North Carolina	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	13	14,511	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	3.8	4.8	3.3

There are a total of 13 Benson police officers. This results in 3.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 20.3% less than the North Carolina average and 16.5% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in North Carolina

State	Total offenders	North Carolina_/100K	National_/100K
North Carolina	21,070	256	222

There are a total of 21,070 sex offenders in North Carolina. This yields a total of 256 sex offenders in North Carolina per 100,000 residents which is 15% greater than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Heron Bay, GA	3,435	137	1,033	1,170
Moss Beach, CA	3,435	89	509	598
St. Augusta, MN	3,434	105	921	1,026
Sharpsburg, PA	3,436	218	1,203	1,421
Washoe Valley, NV	3,434	148	563	711
Benson, NC	3,435	548	6,442	6,990

Source: The Benson, NC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.