Catawba, NC Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Catawba

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Catawba_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,195 (estimate)	3,097	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Catawba_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.1	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	26.7	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	87.9	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	227.3	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	470 (estimate)	347	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	745.2	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,871.1	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	133.8	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,725 (estimate)	2,750	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Catawba is 47% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 11.49 daily crimes that occur in Catawba.
Catawba is safer than 20% of the cities in the United States.
In Catawba you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Catawba has increased by 8%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Catawba

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Catawba is 1 in 213

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Catawba is 1 in 27

The chance of being a victim of crime in Catawba is 1 in 24

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

Catawba police department

Item	Catawba	North Carolina	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	1	14,511	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.6	4.8	3.3

There are a total of 1 Catawba police officers. This results in 1.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 65.6% less than the North Carolina average and 49.7% less 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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Westport, NC	3,794	66	524	590
Denver, NC	1,837	109	866	975
Lake Norman of Catawba, NC	7,331	113	894	1,007
Stony Point, NC	1,674	177	1,403	1,580
Bethlehem, NC	4,493	218	1,729	1,947
Catawba, NC	706	470	3,725	4,195

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mexico, IN	706	439	2,940	3,380
Meadow, TX	706	600	4,122	4,722
Courtland, MN	706	249	2,279	2,529
Roscoe, PA	706	416	2,393	2,809
Oakville, WA	706	0	3,799	3,799
Catawba, NC	706	470	3,725	4,195

Source: The Catawba, NC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. 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.