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

Crime Index, #233

Washington, NC	3,202.33
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.

Washington, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Washington, NC	Count	0	2	18	55	122	534	15	2
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	20.4	183.2	559.7	1,241.6	5,434.6	152.7	20.4	2,993
	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	Washington, NC	Count	1	3	25	57	158	553	7	2
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	10.2	30.5	254.4	580.1	1,608.0	5,627.9	71.2	20.4	3,515
	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	Washington, NC	Count	0	5	23	48	156	500	21	5
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	50.7	233.1	486.4	1,580.9	5,066.9	212.8	50.7	3,255
	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	Washington, NC	Count	2	4	27	58	134	412	11	2
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	19.6	39.1	264.0	567.1	1,310.1	4,028.2	107.5	19.6	3,169
	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	Washington, NC	Count	0	3	16	57	130	470	13	2
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	29.5	157.5	561.2	1,279.9	4,627.4	128.0	19.7	2,807
	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	Washington, NC	Count	0	6	38	89	208	536	28	5
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	59.4	376.3	881.4	2,060.0	5,308.5	277.3	49.5	4,241
	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	Washington, NC	Count	3	3	43	56	121	500	24	4
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	29.7	29.7	426.1	554.9	1,199.0	4,954.4	237.8	39.6	3,748
	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	Washington, NC	Count	0	9	23	32	117	326	30	2
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	89.7	229.2	318.8	1,165.7	3,248.0	298.9	19.9	2,656
	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	Washington, NC	Count	1	5	17	22	145	281	23	3
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	10.1	50.4	171.3	221.6	1,460.8	2,830.9	231.7	30.2	2,437
	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

Washington, NC	10.89
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.

Washington, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Washington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Washington, 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	Washington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Washington, 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	Washington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Washington, 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	Washington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Washington, 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	Washington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Washington, 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	Washington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Washington, 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	Washington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Washington, 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	Washington, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	9.9	9.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	99
	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	Washington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Washington, 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

Washington, NC	3.73
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.

Washington, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Washington, NC	Count	41	32	9
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	417.3	325.7	91.6	3.71
	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	Washington, NC	Count	43	33	10
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	440.5	338.1	102.4	3.89
	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	Washington, NC	Count	41	33	8
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	417.3	335.8	81.4	3.77
	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	Washington, NC	Count	46	38	8
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	466.2	385.1	81.1	4.26
	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	Washington, NC	Count	47	36	11
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	459.5	352.0	107.5	4.06
	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	Washington, NC	Count	48	38	10
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	472.6	374.1	98.5	4.23
	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	Washington, NC	Count	41	32	9
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	406.1	316.9	89.1	3.61
	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	Washington, NC	Count	37	29	8
	Washington, NC	Per 100,000	366.6	287.4	79.3	3.27
	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	Washington, NC	Count	42	33	9
2005	Washington, NC	Count	46	36	10