Cricket, NC Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 45%

Violent crime 47%

Property crime 44%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cricket_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,302 (estimate)	2,646	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.0	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.6	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	69.2	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	314.5	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	206 (estimate)	419	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	471.2	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,561.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	193.6	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,095 (estimate)	2,227	1,958

Key findings

Cricket crime rates are 45% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Cricket are 47% lower than the national average
In Cricket you have a 1 in 77 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Cricket is safer than 57% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Cricket has decreased by 3%

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Daily Crime In Cricket (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Cricket

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Cricket is 1 in 485

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cricket is 1 in 92

The chance of being a victim of crime in Cricket is 1 in 77

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

Cricket police department

Item	Cricket	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	26,293	320	266

There are a total of 26,293 sex offenders in North Carolina. This yields a total of 320 sex offenders in North Carolina per 100,000 residents which is 20% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Mulberry, NC	1,940	166	880	1,045
Moravian Falls, NC	1,990	173	917	1,090
Millers Creek, NC	1,801	189	1,004	1,193
Hays, NC	1,698	189	1,007	1,196
Fairplains, NC	2,248	217	1,153	1,370
Love Valley, NC	103	554	2,942	3,495
North Wilkesboro, NC	4,266	246	3,465	3,711
Cricket, NC	1,686	206	1,095	1,302

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Interlachen, FL	1,686	207	952	1,159
Lincolnton, GA	1,686	157	787	943
Pleasant Grove, OH	1,686	107	641	748
Evadale, TX	1,686	209	1,053	1,262
Westwood, CA	1,685	248	1,201	1,449
Cricket, NC	1,686	206	1,095	1,302

Source: The Cricket, NC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.