Wilmington, NC Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Wilmington

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Wilmington_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	6,050	n/a (estimate)	5,241	3,097	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Wilmington_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	14	n/a	12.1	5.1	4.9
Rape	62	n/a	53.7	26.7	38.6
Robbery	274	n/a	237.4	87.9	101.9
Assault	530	n/a	459.1	227.3	237.8
Violent crime	880	n/a (estimate)	762	347	373
Burglary	1,405	n/a	1,217.2	745.2	491.4
Theft	3,471	n/a	3,006.9	1,871.1	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	294	n/a	254.7	133.8	220.2
Property crime	5,170	n/a (estimate)	4,479	2,750	2,487

The table above provides a full overview of all reported crimes in Wilmington, NC for the year. The sum of recorded criminal acts in Wilmington, NC is displayed; for comparisons, each offense is also shown in regards to the amount of offenses per 100,000 people. Along with this, they are separated into multiple categories: violent crimes and property crimes. The crime data reveals that the overall Wilmington, NC crime rates are 69% higher than in comparison to the North Carolina mean and are 83% higher than the nation's mean. In regards to violent offenses, Wilmington, NC has a rate that is 120% higher than the North Carolina average; compared to the United States, it is 105% higher than. Looking at crimes involving property, Wilmington, NC is 63% higher than its state's mean, and 80% higher than the country's average.

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The overall crime rate in Wilmington is 83% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 14.36 daily crimes that occur in Wilmington.
Wilmington is safer than 8% of the cities in the United States.
In Wilmington you have a 1 in 20 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Wilmington has not changed.

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Daily Crime In Wilmington (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in Wilmington, NC per 100,000 individuals. The total number of daily crimes is also reported for North Carolina and on a national scale. In Wilmington, NC the entire number of daily crimes is accurately recorded at 1.69 times more than the North Carolina average and 1.83 times more than the national average. The typical number of daily violent crimes in Wilmington, NC is 2.20 times more than the North Carolina average and 2.05 times more than the calculated daily national average. With regards to recent property crimes, Wilmington, NC has a constant daily crime rate that is 1.63 times more than the North Carolina average and 1.80 times more than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is Wilmington (higher is better)

Many people wonder how safe they are in Wilmington, NC in comparison to other notable cities in the state of North Carolina as well as in comparison to the rest of the nation. Using the gauges above, which document and compare safety in Wilmington, NC to other cities in the state and across the country, Wilmington, NC is 13% safer than other cities of North Carolina and 8% safer than other cities in the nation. When referring to the results, which show crime scores in North Carolina cities and all around the United States, Wilmington, NC has a ranking of below average in comparison to other cities in the country, which is determined my comparing Wilmington, NC crime rate to all the other cities investigated.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wilmington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wilmington is 1 in 132

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wilmington is 1 in 23

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wilmington is 1 in 20

Have you ever worried about your odds of becoming a crime victim in Wilmington, NC? The above illustrations display your chances being the victim of property crimes, violent crimes, or either crime. In Wilmington, NC your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 132. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 23 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Wilmington, NC is 1 in 20.

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

An ideal indicator of whether Wilmington, NC is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Wilmington, NC has increased by 13% and the rate of property crime in Wilmington, NC has decreased by 2%. The total crime rate in Wilmington, NC has not changed year to year.

Wilmington police department

Item	Wilmington	North Carolina	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	304	14,511	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.8	4.8	3.3

There are a total of 304 Wilmington police officers. This results in 2.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 41.8% less than the North Carolina average and 14.9% 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}
Bayshore, NC	3,390	81	644	726
Sea Breeze, NC	2,178	91	721	812
Porters Neck, NC	6,476	113	894	1,007
Belville, NC	2,166	123	973	1,096
Skippers Corner, NC	2,750	125	988	1,113
Wilmington, NC	110,100	762	4,479	5,241

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Manchester, NH	110,065	671	3,678	4,348
Waterbury, CT	109,887	428	4,149	4,577
Arvada, CO	109,800	135	2,549	2,684
Fargo, ND	110,725	349	2,972	3,322
Miami Gardens, FL	110,867	623	3,647	4,270
Wilmington, NC	110,100	762	4,479	5,241

Source: The Wilmington, 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.