Waco, NC Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Waco

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Waco_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,574 (estimate)	3,097	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Waco_{/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)	513 (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)	4,062 (estimate)	2,750	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Waco is 60% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 12.53 daily crimes that occur in Waco.
Waco is safer than 17% of the cities in the United States.
In Waco you have a 1 in 22 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Waco has decreased by 32%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Waco

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Waco is 1 in 196

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Waco is 1 in 25

The chance of being a victim of crime in Waco is 1 in 22

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

Waco police department

Item	Waco	North Carolina	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	14,511	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.8	3.3

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}
Grover, NC	1,092	159	1,258	1,416
Belwood, NC	1,040	167	1,321	1,488
Boiling Springs, NC	4,619	246	1,949	2,195
Bessemer City, NC	5,410	326	2,029	2,355
Dallas, NC	4,508	279	2,214	2,494
Waco, NC	294	513	4,062	4,574

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Pamelia Center, NY	294	410	1,730	2,140
North Westminster, VT	294	151	1,803	1,954
Buffalo, KS	294	620	4,325	4,945
Paton, IA	294	409	2,928	3,337
Sycamore, OK	294	625	4,274	4,899
Waco, NC	294	513	4,062	4,574

Source: The Waco, 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.