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Greensboro, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #218

Greensboro, NC	2,951.88
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.

Greensboro, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Greensboro, NC	Count	23	52	487	784	2,508	7,119	533	114
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	8.2	18.4	172.6	277.8	888.7	2,522.7	188.9	40.4	1,923
	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
2013	Greensboro, NC	Count	27	70	496	856	2,972	8,063	502	112
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	9.7	25.1	177.6	306.4	1,063.9	2,886.4	179.7	40.1	2,188
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.8	18.5	94.9	218.4	921.0	2,058.7	148.3	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Greensboro, NC	Count	21	70	556	908	3,345	8,153	566	129
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	7.6	25.4	201.4	328.8	1,211.4	2,952.6	205.0	46.7	2,320
	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
2010	Greensboro, NC	Count	20	56	626	810	4,221	8,755	800	87
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	7.8	21.8	243.4	314.9	1,640.9	3,403.5	311.0	33.8	2,734
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	24	76	908	932	4,789	9,668	846	108
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	9.5	30.0	358.6	368.1	1,891.5	3,818.5	334.1	42.7	3,268
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	24	109	998	1,026	4,942	9,759	1,108	108
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	9.6	43.7	399.9	411.1	1,980.3	3,910.5	444.0	43.3	3,566
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	40	94	942	1,236	4,704	8,943	1,131	135
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	16.8	39.5	395.6	519.1	1,975.5	3,755.6	475.0	56.7	3,729
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	27	86	901	1,048	4,129	9,000	1,207	109
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	11.4	36.3	380.8	443.0	1,745.2	3,804.0	510.2	46.1	3,448
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	30	85	787	1,039	3,954	9,198	1,208	163
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	12.7	36.1	334.3	441.4	1,679.7	3,907.5	513.2	69.2	3,391
	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

Greensboro, NC	18.57
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.

Greensboro, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Greensboro, NC	Count	6	5	0	1	0	0
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	2.1	1.8	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	21
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	7
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	12	11	0	1	0	0
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	4.4	4.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	43
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	1.6	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	15
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	6	1	1	3	1	0
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	2.4	0.4	0.4	1.2	0.4	0.0	23
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Greensboro, NC	2.47
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.

Greensboro, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Greensboro, NC	Count	801	694	107
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	283.8	245.9	37.9	2.65
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	808	666	142
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	289.3	238.4	50.8	2.64
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	757	621	136
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	274.1	224.9	49.3	2.50
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	773	636	137
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	283.1	232.9	50.2	2.58
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	746	641	105
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	290.0	249.2	40.8	2.70
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	743	602	141
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	293.5	237.8	55.7	2.66
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	700	593	107
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	280.5	237.6	42.9	2.59
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	645	534	111
	Greensboro, NC	Per 100,000	270.9	224.3	46.6	2.48
	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	Greensboro, NC	Count	664	530	134
2005	Greensboro, NC	Count	627	511	116