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Nags Head, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #278

Nags Head, NC	4,243.67
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.

Nags Head, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Nags Head, NC	Count	0	1	0	4	69	98	1	1
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	35.1	0.0	140.2	2,418.5	3,435.0	35.1	35.1	2,403
	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
2012	Nags Head, NC	Count	0	3	4	3	146	158	5	0
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	106.5	142.0	106.5	5,184.7	5,610.8	177.6	0.0	4,936
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	0	6	1	9	141	190	3	4
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	193.7	32.3	290.6	4,552.8	6,135.0	96.9	129.2	5,173
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	0	1	1	7	163	191	3	1
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	32.8	32.8	229.4	5,342.5	6,260.2	98.3	32.8	4,730
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	0	1	2	7	133	179	9	1
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	32.6	65.3	228.5	4,340.7	5,842.0	293.7	32.6	4,269
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	0	1	1	10	62	196	3	1
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	32.1	32.1	321.1	1,991.0	6,294.2	96.3	32.1	3,149
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	0	6	3	14	74	216	8	1
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	191.3	95.6	446.3	2,358.9	6,885.6	255.0	31.9	4,576
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	0	4	1	7	104	260	3	0
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	128.3	32.1	224.5	3,335.5	8,338.7	96.2	0.0	4,715
	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

Nags Head, NC		-0.11
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.

Nags Head, NC Hate Crime by Year

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

Nags Head, NC	7.14
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.

Nags Head, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Nags Head, NC	Count	24	22	2
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	841.2	771.1	70.1	8.06
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	23	21	2
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	813.6	742.8	70.7	7.78
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	23	21	2
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	816.8	745.7	71.0	7.81
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	23	21	2
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	823.8	752.1	71.6	7.88
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	22	20	2
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	710.4	645.8	64.6	6.78
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	21	19	2
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	688.3	622.7	65.6	6.56
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	23	21	2
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	750.7	685.4	65.3	7.18
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	20	18	2
	Nags Head, NC	Per 100,000	642.3	578.0	64.2	6.10
	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	Nags Head, NC	Count	24	22	2
2005	Nags Head, NC	Count	22	20	2