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Southern Shores, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Southern Shores crime rate is lower than the North Carolina average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #36

Southern Shores, NC	1,056.86
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.

Southern Shores, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	NA	0	1	27	28	2	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	35.9	970.5	1,006.5	71.9	0.0	809
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	1	0	1	39	39	0	2
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	36.1	0.0	36.1	1,406.9	1,406.9	0.0	72.2	1,275
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	2	0	2	25	39	1	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	72.8	0.0	72.8	909.8	1,419.2	36.4	0.0	1,265
	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
2009	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	1	52	43	2	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	38.0	1,976.4	1,634.4	76.0	0.0	1,473
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	1	23	33	3	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	37.5	861.4	1,236.0	112.4	0.0	833
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	20	35	1	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	738.6	1,292.5	36.9	0.0	711
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	1	2	29	44	2	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	37.1	74.2	1,076.1	1,632.7	74.2	0.0	1,113
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	1	2	24	37	2	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	37.9	75.8	909.8	1,402.6	75.8	0.0	976
	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

Southern Shores, NC	41.44
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.

Southern Shores, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, 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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, 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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, 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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, 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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, 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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, 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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	37.5	37.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	374
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, 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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Southern Shores, 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

Southern Shores, NC	3.70
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.

Southern Shores, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Southern Shores, NC	Count	11	10	1
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	388.0	352.7	35.3	3.70
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	12	11	1
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	431.3	395.4	35.9	4.13
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	12	11	1
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	432.9	396.8	36.1	4.15
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	11	10	1
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	400.3	363.9	36.4	3.82
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	11	10	1
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	412.3	374.8	37.5	3.94
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	10	9	1
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	380.1	342.1	38.0	3.61
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	10	10	0
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	374.5	374.5	0.0	3.75
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	10	9	1
	Southern Shores, NC	Per 100,000	369.3	332.3	36.9	3.51
	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	Southern Shores, NC	Count	8	7	1
2005	Southern Shores, NC	Count	11	10	1