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The Morganton crime rate is lower than the North Carolina average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #105

Morganton, NC	1,660.85
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.

Morganton, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Morganton, NC	Count	3	3	11	26	147	479	19	11
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	17.9	17.9	65.5	154.9	875.7	2,853.6	113.2	65.5	1,822
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	0	6	21	20	126	347	18	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	35.6	124.6	118.7	747.7	2,059.1	106.8	0.0	1,426
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	1	3	17	31	156	389	17	1
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	5.9	17.6	99.5	181.4	913.1	2,276.9	99.5	5.9	1,582
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	0	5	7	29	135	465	28	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	29.2	40.9	169.3	788.0	2,714.1	163.4	0.0	1,531
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	0	4	11	25	121	355	18	4
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	23.5	64.7	147.1	711.7	2,088.1	105.9	23.5	1,294
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	0	3	13	31	135	378	20	2
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	17.5	75.7	180.6	786.3	2,201.6	116.5	11.6	1,384
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	0	3	14	43	209	428	31	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	17.6	82.0	251.9	1,224.4	2,507.5	181.6	0.0	1,793
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	2	8	17	50	179	497	37	1
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	11.6	46.6	98.9	291.0	1,041.7	2,892.4	215.3	5.8	2,199
	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
2005	Morganton, NC	Count	1	5	13	45	161	526	37	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	5.7	28.6	74.4	257.7	922.0	3,012.3	211.9	0.0	1,918
	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

Morganton, NC	70.89
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.

Morganton, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Morganton, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Morganton, 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	Morganton, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	5.9	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	59
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	3	0	0	2	1	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	17.6	0.0	0.0	11.7	5.9	0.0	175
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	5.8	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	58
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	5.9	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	58
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	11.6	5.8	0.0	0.0	5.8	0.0	116
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	0.0	58
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Morganton, 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	Morganton, NC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	11.5	11.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	115
	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

Morganton, NC	4.41
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.

Morganton, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Morganton, NC	Count	88	65	23
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	524.2	387.2	137.0	4.56
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	93	63	30
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	551.9	373.8	178.0	4.63
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	89	58	31
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	520.9	339.5	181.4	4.30
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	90	59	31
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	525.3	344.4	180.9	4.35
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	95	63	32
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	558.8	370.6	188.2	4.65
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	97	63	34
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	565.0	366.9	198.0	4.66
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	98	62	36
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	574.1	363.2	210.9	4.69
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	94	60	34
	Morganton, NC	Per 100,000	547.1	349.2	197.9	4.48
	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	Morganton, NC	Count	94	63	31
2005	Morganton, NC	Count	93	62	31