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)	4,593 (estimate)	3,110	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Waco_{/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)	549 (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)	4,044 (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}
Grover, NC	976	170	1,252	1,422
Belwood, NC	972	179	1,315	1,494
Bessemer City, NC	5,462	179	1,556	1,735
Boiling Springs, NC	4,650	264	1,941	2,205
Dallas, NC	4,602	300	2,205	2,504
Kings Mountain, NC	11,053	185	2,717	2,902
Cherryville, NC	5,901	332	2,841	3,174
Waco, NC	281	549	4,044	4,593

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Waco is 62% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 12.58 daily crimes that occur in Waco.
Waco is safer than 16% 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 not changed.

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Daily Crime In Waco (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Waco (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Waco

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

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	558,732
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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bryant, IN	281	612	3,914	4,527
Bruni, TX	281	537	3,414	3,950
Woden, IA	281	414	2,964	3,378
Thornhill, KY	281	94	885	978
Sherrodsville, OH	281	447	3,838	4,284
Waco, NC	281	549	4,044	4,593

Source: The Waco, 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.