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

Crime Index, #216

Durham, NC	2,938.36
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.

Durham, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Durham, NC	Count	21	73	654	1,086	3,652	6,853	580	25
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	8.4	29.2	261.9	434.9	1,462.3	2,744.1	232.2	10.0	2,634
	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	Durham, NC	Count	21	63	615	1,011	3,284	6,291	704	59
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	8.9	26.7	261.1	429.2	1,394.1	2,670.6	298.9	25.0	2,604
	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	Durham, NC	Count	27	64	699	917	3,874	6,768	628	23
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	11.7	27.7	302.3	396.6	1,675.4	2,927.0	271.6	9.9	2,869
	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	Durham, NC	Count	23	60	659	872	3,652	6,987	718	28
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	9.8	25.7	281.9	373.0	1,562.1	2,988.6	307.1	12.0	2,754
	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	Durham, NC	Count	21	63	710	797	3,643	7,366	754	32
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	9.2	27.7	312.1	350.3	1,601.4	3,237.9	331.4	14.1	2,872
	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	Durham, NC	Count	24	75	886	830	3,490	7,584	884	30
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	10.8	33.8	399.5	374.2	1,573.6	3,419.5	398.6	13.5	3,147
	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
2006	Durham, NC	Count	13	98	977	869	3,098	7,617	1,151	48
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	6.2	46.9	467.6	415.9	1,482.8	3,645.7	550.9	23.0	3,375
	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	Durham, NC	Count	35	89	627	726	3,157	7,944	936	43
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	17.1	43.4	305.7	354.0	1,539.4	3,873.6	456.4	21.0	3,253
	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

Durham, NC	16.33
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.

Durham, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Durham, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Durham, 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	Durham, NC	Count	7	2	1	3	1	0
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	2.9	0.8	0.4	1.2	0.4	0.0	28
	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	Durham, NC	Count	5	2	1	2	0	0
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	2.1	0.8	0.4	0.8	0.0	0.0	21
	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	Durham, NC	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	1.3	0.9	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	12
	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	Durham, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	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	Durham, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Durham, 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	Durham, NC	Count	3	1	0	2	0	0
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	1.4	0.5	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Durham, NC	Count	5	3	0	1	1	0
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	2.4	1.4	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	23
	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	Durham, NC	Count	10	8	0	1	1	0
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	4.8	3.8	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	47
	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

Durham, NC	2.26
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.

Durham, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Durham, NC	Count	614	501	113
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	245.9	200.6	45.2	2.23
	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	Durham, NC	Count	621	517	104
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	255.7	212.9	42.8	2.34
	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	Durham, NC	Count	665	537	128
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	282.3	228.0	54.3	2.55
	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	Durham, NC	Count	618	476	142
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	267.3	205.9	61.4	2.37
	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	Durham, NC	Count	598	485	113
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	255.8	207.5	48.3	2.32
	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	Durham, NC	Count	608	460	148
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	267.3	202.2	65.1	2.35
	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	Durham, NC	Count	584	450	134
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	263.3	202.9	60.4	2.33
	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	Durham, NC	Count	608	474	134
	Durham, NC	Per 100,000	287.0	223.7	63.2	2.55
	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	Durham, NC	Count	599	458	141
2005	Durham, NC	Count	583	435	148