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The Belmont crime rate is higher than the North Carolina average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #156

Belmont, NC	2,138.42
North Carolina	1,869.18
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Belmont, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Belmont, NC	Count	0	NA	9	13	33	379	8	1
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	86.1	124.4	315.7	3,625.8	76.5	9.6	1,357
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.1	17.5	84.6	215.4	798.2	1,937.8	137.1	NA	1,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	Belmont, NC	Count	2	3	6	21	52	365	11	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	19.6	29.4	58.7	205.5	508.9	3,571.8	107.6	0.0	1,935
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.9	20.3	96.3	231.8	1,018.5	2,185.7	165.3	NA	1,690
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Belmont, NC	Count	1	5	3	25	53	386	15	1
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	9.8	49.0	29.4	245.0	519.4	3,782.8	147.0	9.8	1,961
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	20.7	98.9	224.9	1,099.2	2,251.2	176.4	NA	1,756
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Belmont, NC	Count	0	4	8	29	69	372	20	2
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	41.7	83.3	302.1	718.7	3,874.6	208.3	20.8	2,069
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.0	21.1	100.8	236.5	1,076.9	2,178.4	192.0	NA	1,747
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Belmont, NC	Count	0	1	6	27	53	371	18	4
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	10.6	63.6	286.2	561.9	3,933.0	190.8	42.4	1,796
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	24.6	126.1	248.4	1,149.5	2,305.2	213.5	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Belmont, NC	Count	1	3	10	39	75	417	35	2
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	10.8	32.4	108.0	421.0	809.7	4,501.8	377.8	21.6	2,627
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	24.8	155.4	280.6	1,210.1	2,544.0	290.0	NA	2,122
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Belmont, NC	Count	0	4	17	43	95	395	33	2
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	44.4	188.8	477.5	1,055.0	4,386.5	366.5	22.2	2,791
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	26.3	149.5	284.1	1,200.7	2,577.9	308.6	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	15	26	111	299	24	1
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	167.5	290.4	1,239.7	3,339.3	268.0	11.2	2,131
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	28.2	152.2	289.1	1,212.7	2,567.9	340.2	NA	2,168
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Belmont, NC	Count	1	5	19	31	100	245	39	3
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	11.2	56.0	212.7	347.1	1,119.6	2,742.9	436.6	33.6	2,579
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.7	26.5	145.5	289.4	1,201.1	2,546.2	327.8	NA	2,142
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Belmont, NC		-0.11
North Carolina		11.22
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Belmont, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Belmont, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Belmont, NC	3.70
North Carolina	2.93
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Belmont, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Belmont, NC	Count	44	34	10
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	420.9	325.3	95.7	3.73
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	347.3	241.3	106.0	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Belmont, NC	Count	40	32	8
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	387.6	310.1	77.5	3.49
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	344.3	239.0	105.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Belmont, NC	Count	42	32	10
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	411.0	313.1	97.9	3.62
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.1	237.3	104.8	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Belmont, NC	Count	44	33	11
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	431.2	323.4	107.8	3.77
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.5	239.1	103.4	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Belmont, NC	Count	42	32	10
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	437.5	333.3	104.2	3.85
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	343.7	240.5	103.2	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Belmont, NC	Count	41	31	10
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	434.6	328.6	106.0	3.82
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	349.4	240.9	108.5	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Belmont, NC	Count	43	34	9
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	464.2	367.1	97.2	4.16
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	348.5	239.9	108.6	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Belmont, NC	Count	42	33	9
	Belmont, NC	Per 100,000	466.4	366.5	99.9	4.16
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	339.0	238.0	101.0	2.88
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Belmont, NC	Count	41	33	8
2005	Belmont, NC	Count	38	32	6