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The Surf City crime rate is much higher than the North Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #242

Surf City, NC	3,324.14
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.

Surf City, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Surf City, NC	Count	0	NA	1	12	12	105	3	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	47.0	564.2	564.2	4,936.5	141.0	0.0	2,221
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	NA	1	11	25	123	1	3
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	49.9	548.6	1,246.9	6,134.7	49.9	149.6	2,813
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	1	1	7	19	94	2	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	52.0	52.0	364.0	988.0	4,888.2	104.0	0.0	2,470
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	1	2	11	76	76	4	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	53.3	106.6	586.4	4,051.2	4,051.2	213.2	0.0	4,158
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	0	0	3	74	76	1	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	140.7	3,470.9	3,564.7	46.9	0.0	2,791
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	0	1	9	63	75	1	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	46.9	422.1	2,955.0	3,517.8	46.9	0.0	2,873
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	1	0	8	87	94	1	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	50.4	0.0	402.8	4,380.7	4,733.1	50.4	0.0	4,053
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	2	0	13	74	74	7	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	106.8	0.0	694.1	3,950.9	3,950.9	373.7	0.0	4,378
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	0	0	8	54	97	6	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	457.1	3,085.7	5,542.9	342.9	0.0	3,557
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	0	0	3	12	55	84	1	0
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	179.9	719.4	3,297.4	5,036.0	60.0	0.0	3,927
	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

Surf City, 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.

Surf City, NC Hate Crime by Year

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

Surf City, NC	9.05
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.

Surf City, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Surf City, NC	Count	22	19	3
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	1,034.3	893.3	141.0	9.64
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	21	18	3
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	1,047.4	897.8	149.6	9.73
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	18	17	1
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	936.0	884.0	52.0	9.10
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	19	17	2
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	1,012.8	906.2	106.6	9.59
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	19	17	2
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	891.2	797.4	93.8	8.44
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	18	17	1
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	844.3	797.4	46.9	8.21
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	19	17	2
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	956.7	856.0	100.7	9.06
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	19	17	2
	Surf City, NC	Per 100,000	1,014.4	907.6	106.8	9.61
	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	Surf City, NC	Count	17	16	1
2005	Surf City, NC	Count	14	13	1