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The Raleigh crime rate is about the same as the North Carolina average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #127

Raleigh, NC	1,874.40
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.

Raleigh, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Raleigh, NC	Count	12	79	605	987	3,157	9,278	705	54
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	2.8	18.4	141.0	230.1	735.9	2,162.7	164.3	12.6	1,567
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	17	113	665	985	3,036	9,812	931	59
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	4.0	26.9	158.1	234.2	721.8	2,332.9	221.4	14.0	1,722
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	17	127	680	900	2,985	9,343	914	84
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	4.2	31.1	166.3	220.0	729.8	2,284.3	223.5	20.5	1,736
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	14	99	643	984	3,021	9,104	870	63
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	3.3	23.6	153.2	234.5	719.8	2,169.2	207.3	15.0	1,639
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	14	99	832	1,056	3,187	9,834	796	66
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	3.4	24.4	204.9	260.1	785.0	2,422.1	196.1	16.3	1,838
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	34	95	1,025	1,091	3,095	9,178	947	68
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	8.7	24.4	263.7	280.7	796.3	2,361.4	243.7	17.5	2,041
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	23	99	835	1,141	2,949	8,773	1,040	72
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	6.3	27.0	227.4	310.8	803.3	2,389.7	283.3	19.6	2,022
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	19	97	782	1,325	2,978	8,666	1,006	71
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	5.5	27.8	224.5	380.4	854.9	2,487.8	288.8	20.4	2,133
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	20	88	762	1,181	3,040	8,480	1,008	78
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	6.0	26.5	229.5	355.6	915.4	2,553.6	303.5	23.5	2,172
	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

Raleigh, NC	12.89
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.

Raleigh, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Raleigh, NC	Count	25	14	2	4	4	1
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	5.7	3.2	0.5	0.9	0.9	0.2	57
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	0.9	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	9
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raleigh, 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	Raleigh, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raleigh, 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	Raleigh, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raleigh, 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	Raleigh, NC	Count	10	6	4	0	0	0
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	6	2	2	2	0	0
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	1.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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

Raleigh, NC	1.82
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.

Raleigh, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Raleigh, NC	Count	845	750	95
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	192.8	171.1	21.7	1.82
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	870	773	97
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	202.8	180.2	22.6	1.91
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	858	743	115
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	204.0	176.7	27.3	1.90
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	846	746	100
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	206.8	182.4	24.4	1.95
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	883	770	113
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	210.4	183.5	26.9	1.97
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	858	704	154
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	211.3	173.4	37.9	1.92
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	803	689	114
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	206.6	177.3	29.3	1.92
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	848	725	123
	Raleigh, NC	Per 100,000	231.0	197.5	33.5	2.14
	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	Raleigh, NC	Count	810	691	119
2005	Raleigh, NC	Count	809	681	128