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Oak Island, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Oak Island crime rate is higher than the North Carolina average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #143

Oak Island, NC	2,012.92
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.

Oak Island, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Oak Island, NC	Count	0	NA	0	20	113	193	5	1
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	273.3	1,544.3	2,637.7	68.3	13.7	1,740
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	0	3	1	23	73	177	3	1
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	42.5	14.2	325.6	1,033.4	2,505.7	42.5	14.2	1,724
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	0	0	0	16	152	164	5	1
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	227.6	2,162.2	2,332.9	71.1	14.2	1,928
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	0	2	3	22	120	150	8	0
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	23.6	35.3	259.2	1,413.9	1,767.4	94.3	0.0	1,626
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	0	3	4	24	80	196	8	1
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	35.8	47.8	286.6	955.2	2,340.3	95.5	11.9	1,648
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	0	2	7	14	161	245	3	1
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	23.8	83.4	166.7	1,917.4	2,917.7	35.7	11.9	2,117
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	2	3	9	22	182	208	13	3
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	23.9	35.9	107.7	263.3	2,178.3	2,489.5	155.6	35.9	2,755
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	2	4	4	20	138	154	14	0
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	25.5	51.1	51.1	255.4	1,762.0	1,966.3	178.8	0.0	2,432
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	0	0	1	27	151	201	9	1
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	13.5	364.8	2,040.0	2,715.5	121.6	13.5	2,145
	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

Oak Island, 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.

Oak Island, NC Hate Crime by Year

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

Oak Island, NC	3.14
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.

Oak Island, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Oak Island, NC	Count	23	22	1
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	314.3	300.7	13.7	3.08
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	22	21	1
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	311.4	297.3	14.2	3.04
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	23	21	2
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	327.2	298.7	28.4	3.13
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	31	25	6
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	451.3	364.0	87.3	4.08
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	31	24	7
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	365.3	282.8	82.5	3.24
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	32	25	7
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	382.1	298.5	83.6	3.40
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	28	21	7
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	333.5	250.1	83.4	2.92
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	30	24	6
	Oak Island, NC	Per 100,000	359.1	287.3	71.8	3.23
	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	Oak Island, NC	Count	29	24	5
2005	Oak Island, NC	Count	28	24	4