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)	4,212 (estimate)	3,110	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Catawba_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.7	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	28.1	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	92.0	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	245.5	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	504 (estimate)	372	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	710.4	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,876.2	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	150.8	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,708 (estimate)	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}
Westport, NC	3,923	71	522	592
Denver, NC	2,287	117	862	979
Lake Norman of Catawba, NC	7,918	121	890	1,011
Taylorsville, NC	1,999	189	1,392	1,581
Stony Point, NC	1,761	190	1,397	1,587
Bethlehem, NC	4,961	234	1,722	1,956
Claremont, NC	1,455	585	2,047	2,632
Catawba, NC	600	504	3,708	4,212

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Catawba is 48% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 11.54 daily crimes that occur in Catawba.
Catawba is safer than 18% 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 not changed.

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Daily Crime In Catawba (per 100,000 people)

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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 199

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	558,732
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 49.4% 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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
K-Bar Ranch, TX	600	616	3,920	4,536
Mifflin, PA	600	447	2,464	2,911
Hardin, KY	600	334	3,154	3,488
Bridgewater, NY	600	608	2,498	3,106
Avoca, WI	600	160	320	480
Catawba, NC	600	504	3,708	4,212

Source: The Catawba, 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.