Crime In North Carolina - 2018
Annual Summary Report of 2018 Uniform Crime Reporting Data
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation January 2020
The rate per 100,000 people of Crime Index offenses reported to law enforcement agencies throughout North Carolina decreased
9.9 percent during 2018 when compared to the figures reported in 2017.
The rate of violent crime (which includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) decreased 7.3 percent statewide. Individually, the
murder rate decreased 10.8 percent, the rape rate increased 14.5 percent, the robbery rate decreased 19.7 percent, and the aggravated assault
rate decreased 4.4 percent.
The rate of property crime (which consists of burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft) decreased 10.3 percent across the state.
The rate for burglary decreased 14.4 percent and larceny decreased 9.8 percent. The motor vehicle theft rate increased
0.6 percent. A property crime not included with the other Index offenses, the arson rate decreased 16.6 percent.
For Crime Index offenses, the number of juveniles under the age of 18 arrested declined 31 percent in 2018, while adults arrested for Crime
Index offenses decreased 16%. For violent crime, juveniles under the age of 18 arrested decreased 17 percent, while adult arrests decreased 14
percent. For property crime, the number of juveniles under 18 arrested declined 34 percent, while adult arrests also decreased 16 percent.
TABLE 1 — Statewide Crime Index Rate per 100,000 Persons'
Percent Change from 2017 to 2018
Index2
Violent
Property
Violent Crime Rates
Property Crime Rates
Crime
Rate
Crime
Rate
Crime
Rate
Murder
Rape
Robbery
Agg-
Assault
Burglary
Larceny
MVT
Arson
2017 Rate
3,068.2
384.8
2,683.4
6.5
20.7
96.0
261.6
674.9
1,847.5
161.1
15.1
2018 Rate
2,763.2
356.6
2,406.6
5.8
23.7
77.1
250.0
577.4
1,667.2
1 62.0
12.6
Percent Change
-9.9%
-7.3%
-10.3%
-10.8%
+14.5%
-19.7%
-4.4%
-14.4%
-9.8%
+0.6%
-16.6%
'The crime rate is defined as the number of offenses per 100,000 population. It is derived by first dividing a jurisdiction's population by 100,000 and then dividing the
number of offenses by the resulting figure. The population figures used to calculate population coverage and crime rates are based on population data from the
North Carolina Office of State Budget, Planning and Management.
20FFENSE DEFINITIONS
The Crime Index includes the total number of murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larcenies, and motor vehicle thefts.
While arson is considered an Index Crime, the number of arsons is not included in the Crime Index tables.
Violent Crime includes the offenses of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as defined below.
Murder - The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
Forcible Rape - The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Assaults or attempts to commit rape by force are also included.
Robbery - The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence, and/or
by putting the victim in fear.
Aggravated Assault - An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied
by the use of a weapon or other means likely to produce death or serious bodily harm. Includes attempted assaults.
Property Crime includes the offenses of burolarv, larceny, and motor vehicle theft as defined below.
Burglary - The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. Includes attempted forcible entry.
Larceny - The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.
Motor Vehicle Theft - The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
Arson - Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without the intent to defraud.
NOTE: Information in this report represents data submitted by law enforcement agencies to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program as of January 15, 2020.
Issued by
State Bureau of Investigation
R. Schurmeier, Director
