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

Crime Index, #276

Kinston, NC	4,097.32
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.

Kinston, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kinston, NC	Count	5	6	55	325	326	1,056	43	7
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	23.1	27.7	254.2	1,502.2	1,506.8	4,881.0	198.8	32.4	4,443
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	3	7	66	197	351	1,089	64	11
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	13.9	32.4	305.3	911.2	1,623.6	5,037.2	296.0	50.9	3,961
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	1	13	54	212	378	945	38	6
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	4.6	59.5	247.3	970.9	1,731.1	4,327.7	174.0	27.5	3,744
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	11	6	67	182	491	914	32	9
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	50.1	27.3	305.2	829.1	2,236.7	4,163.6	145.8	41.0	4,409
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	2	10	50	161	379	807	45	12
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	9.1	45.7	228.3	735.2	1,730.6	3,684.9	205.5	54.8	3,335
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	0	11	60	193	486	999	75	6
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	49.5	270.2	869.3	2,188.9	4,499.4	337.8	27.0	3,912
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	6	12	69	175	484	1,213	69	6
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	27.1	54.1	311.3	789.4	2,183.3	5,471.9	311.3	27.1	4,550
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	1	12	63	214	359	995	54	15
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	4.4	53.2	279.2	948.2	1,590.7	4,408.9	239.3	66.5	3,720
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	5	9	44	179	396	1,397	94	14
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	21.5	38.6	188.8	768.0	1,699.1	5,993.9	403.3	60.1	4,119
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	2	8	60	218	526	1,689	100	10
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	8.6	34.3	257.5	935.7	2,257.7	7,249.5	429.2	42.9	4,780
	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

Kinston, NC	4.89
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.

Kinston, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kinston, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, 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	Kinston, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, 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	Kinston, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, 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	Kinston, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, 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	Kinston, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, 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	Kinston, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, 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	Kinston, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, 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	Kinston, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kinston, 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

Kinston, NC	3.40
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.

Kinston, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kinston, NC	Count	71	63	8
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	328.2	291.2	37.0	3.10
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	74	64	10
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	342.3	296.0	46.3	3.19
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	78	69	9
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	357.2	316.0	41.2	3.37
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	85	75	10
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	387.2	341.7	45.6	3.64
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	93	84	9
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	424.7	383.6	41.1	4.04
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	93	84	9
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	418.9	378.3	40.5	3.99
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	80	71	9
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	360.9	320.3	40.6	3.41
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	84	74	10
	Kinston, NC	Per 100,000	372.2	327.9	44.3	3.50
	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	Kinston, NC	Count	86	76	10
2005	Kinston, NC	Count	84	73	11