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Lake Waccamaw, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lake Waccamaw crime rate is lower than the North Carolina average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #48

Lake Waccamaw, NC	1,208.30
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.

Lake Waccamaw, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	0	NA	0	0	23	21	2	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	0.0	1,565.7	1,429.5	136.1	0.0	1,208
	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

Hate Crime Index

Lake Waccamaw, NC		-0.14
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.

Lake Waccamaw, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Waccamaw, 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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Waccamaw, 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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Waccamaw, 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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Waccamaw, 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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Waccamaw, 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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Waccamaw, 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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Waccamaw, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lake Waccamaw, NC	3.20
North Carolina	2.93
U.S.	2.83

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Lake Waccamaw, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	5	5	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	340.4	340.4	0.0	3.40
	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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	5	5	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	337.4	337.4	0.0	3.37
	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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	5	5	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	336.2	336.2	0.0	3.36
	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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	5	5	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	333.6	333.6	0.0	3.34
	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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	5	5	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	348.4	348.4	0.0	3.48
	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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	5	5	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	345.1	345.1	0.0	3.45
	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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	4	4	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	276.2	276.2	0.0	2.76
	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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	5	5	0
	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Per 100,000	341.5	341.5	0.0	3.42
	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	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	5	5	0
2005	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Count	3	3	0