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

Crime Index, #235

Hickory, NC	3,243.08
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.

Hickory, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Hickory, NC	Count	0	20	38	100	357	1,442	96	12
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	49.5	94.0	247.3	882.9	3,566.2	237.4	29.7	2,089
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	3	8	64	92	467	1,590	151	11
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	7.5	19.9	159.6	229.4	1,164.3	3,964.2	376.5	27.4	2,443
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	3	22	81	159	475	2,003	162	13
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	7.4	54.5	200.7	393.9	1,176.9	4,962.7	401.4	32.2	3,110
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	5	11	75	147	536	1,850	114	9
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	12.3	27.1	185.1	362.8	1,322.9	4,566.0	281.4	22.2	2,906
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	1	22	76	118	616	1,836	121	13
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	2.4	52.5	181.4	281.7	1,470.4	4,382.7	288.8	31.0	2,829
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	5	14	118	201	670	2,020	143	21
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	12.0	33.6	282.9	481.8	1,606.0	4,842.0	342.8	50.3	3,441
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	3	22	116	190	615	2,361	204	NA
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	7.2	53.1	280.1	458.8	1,485.0	5,701.0	492.6	NA	3,667
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	5	21	116	226	783	2,338	277	26
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	12.2	51.2	282.9	551.1	1,909.4	5,701.3	675.5	63.4	4,135
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	1	26	115	178	736	2,082	245	10
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	2.4	63.4	280.2	433.8	1,793.6	5,073.7	597.1	24.4	3,672
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	2	28	112	226	773	2,381	281	15
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	4.9	68.7	274.7	554.2	1,895.6	5,838.8	689.1	36.8	4,137
	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

Hickory, NC	26.67
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.

Hickory, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Hickory, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hickory, 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	Hickory, NC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	24
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	7.4	5.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	74
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	4.9	0.0	2.5	0.0	2.5	0.0	49
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	47
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hickory, 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	Hickory, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hickory, 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

Hickory, NC	3.01
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.

Hickory, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Hickory, NC	Count	144	110	34
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	356.1	272.0	84.1	3.14
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	147	112	35
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	366.5	279.2	87.3	3.23
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	142	112	30
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	351.8	277.5	74.3	3.15
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	147	116	31
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	362.8	286.3	76.5	3.25
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	140	110	30
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	334.2	262.6	71.6	2.98
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	143	114	29
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	342.8	273.3	69.5	3.08
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	144	115	29
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	347.7	277.7	70.0	3.13
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	140	114	26
	Hickory, NC	Per 100,000	341.4	278.0	63.4	3.10
	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	Hickory, NC	Count	134	108	26
2005	Hickory, NC	Count	131	105	26