Greensboro, NC Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Greensboro

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Greensboro_{/100k people}	North Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	4,311 (estimate)	3,110	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Greensboro_{/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)	516 (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)	3,795 (estimate)	2,738	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Greensboro is 52% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 11.81 daily crimes that occur in Greensboro.
Greensboro is safer than 18% of the cities in the United States.
In Greensboro you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Greensboro has increased by 3%.

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Daily Crime In Greensboro (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Greensboro

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Greensboro is 1 in 194

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Greensboro is 1 in 27

The chance of being a victim of crime in Greensboro is 1 in 24

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

Greensboro police department

Item	Greensboro	North Carolina	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	757	14,511	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.7	4.8	3.3

There are a total of 757 Greensboro police officers. This results in 2.7 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 42.6% less than the North Carolina average and 15.7% 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}
Forest Oaks, NC	3,502	94	691	785
Jamestown, NC	3,718	106	779	885
Oak Ridge, NC	6,617	121	890	1,011
Summerfield, NC	10,758	142	1,043	1,185
Stokesdale, NC	5,278	159	1,170	1,329
McLeansville, NC	1,027	161	1,187	1,348
Gibsonville, NC	6,759	234	1,242	1,476
Greensboro, NC	282,177	516	3,795	4,311

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Toledo, OH	280,854	1,192	4,020	5,213
Newark, NJ	280,139	937	2,241	3,178
Plano, TX	279,088	138	1,901	2,039
Henderson, NV	277,872	212	1,881	2,092
Lincoln, NE	273,018	358	3,105	3,463
Greensboro, NC	282,177	516	3,795	4,311

Source: The Greensboro, 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.