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The Research Triangle Region's metropolitan area has the second lowest violent crime rate among North Carolina's five metro areas with populations over 250,000. The region's metro area's overall crime rate for both violent and property crimes was also second lowest among the five largest North Carolina metro areas.
The Crime Index is composed of selected offenses used to gauge fluctuations in the overall volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement officials. This is the total count of offenses reported.
Crimes in the United States (2004)
City/Area |
Violent Crime
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Rate Per 100,000
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Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA |
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Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA |
2,970 |
330.5 |
Durham, NC MSA |
2,356 |
518.7 |
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MSAs in the United States |
Violent Crime
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Rate Per 100,000
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Atlanta, GA |
24,459 |
521.9 |
Austin, TX |
5,106 |
364.5 |
Baltimore, MD |
23,389 |
886.1 |
Boston, MA |
17,748 |
400.4 |
Charlotte, NC |
11,142 |
763.3 |
Cincinnati, OH |
7,403 |
360.5 |
Columbia, SC |
5,456 |
802.8 |
Dallas, TX |
31,537 |
554.9 |
Denver, CO |
10,098 |
434.0 |
Detroit, MI |
27,533 |
612.1 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC |
3,046 |
453.2 |
Houston, TX |
37,344 |
723.6 |
Indianapolis, IN |
8,565 |
533.3 |
Kansas City, MO |
11,425 |
595.6 |
Las Vegas, NV |
11,390 |
693.5 |
Los Angeles, CA |
84,960 |
654.7 |
Memphis, TN |
12,627 |
1,009.1 |
Miami, FL |
43,900 |
812.0 |
Nashville, TN |
12,085 |
872.4 |
New Orleans, LA |
8,910 |
673.4 |
New York, NY |
85,794 |
458.6 |
Orlando, FL |
13,908 |
754.6 |
Phoenix, AZ |
18,237 |
493.1 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
8,917 |
368.7 |
Portland, OR |
7,039 |
341.5 |
Richmond, VA |
4,963 |
431.7 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
3,675 |
359.8 |
San Antonio, TX |
9,465 |
511.3 |
San Diego, CA |
13,886 |
468.4 |
San Francisco, CA |
21,608 |
513.8 |
San Jose, CA |
5,327 |
303.6 |
Seattle, WA |
12,689 |
399.2 |
St. Louis, MO |
13,522 |
490.2 |
Tampa, FL |
20,336 |
785.7 |
Washington, D.C. |
22,874 |
446.5 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
2,169 |
487.9 |
Source: Crime in the United States 2004: FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports
Cities within the Region Crime Rate per 100,000 Inhabitant
Source: FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (2003, 2004)
Research Triangle Region’s County Crime Rates
A total of seven major offenses were used to measure the extent, fluctuation and distribution of crime. The classifications used in the index are: murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft. The crime index is the sum of violent crimes and property crimes, divided by the total population.
Crime Rates per 100,000 Inhabitants
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Chatham |
3,447.7 |
3,394.9 |
3,679.1 |
3,025.8 |
3,550.6 |
3,449.6 |
3,612.0 |
2,773.8 |
Durham |
10,507.7 |
10,361.9 |
10,141.4 |
8,341.5 |
7,869.8 |
7,379.9 |
7,522.3 |
6,731.5 |
Franklin |
3,137.7 |
3,258.4 |
3,105.5 |
2,873.5 |
2,647.0 |
2,631.4 |
2.726.2 |
2.501.1 |
Granville |
4,790.0 |
4,647.0 |
4,262.0 |
3,923.9 |
4,158.8 |
3,843.4 |
3.971.7 |
3.655.5 |
Harnett |
6,067.2 |
5,527.3 |
5,671.4 |
5,151.3 |
5,496.3 |
5,518.6 |
4,558.5 |
4,178.2 |
Johnston |
5,221.0 |
4,933.3 |
5,037.1 |
4,681.4 |
4,640.9 |
4,559.6 |
3,909.2 |
3,548.5 |
Lee |
6,875.2 |
7,045.8 |
6,628.7 |
4,457.6 |
6,757.9 |
7,195.2 |
6,293.8 |
5,289.9 |
Moore |
4,082.8 |
3,450.3 |
3,477.7 |
3,173.8 |
3,250.4 |
3,555.6 |
3,128.5 |
2,779.4 |
Orange |
5,236.6 |
5,784.8 |
5,575.5 |
4,681.4 |
5,258.0 |
4,664.2 |
4,703.8 |
4,532.3 |
Person |
3,220.2 |
3,007.3 |
2,904.1 |
3,020.5 |
2,534.4 |
2,756.6 |
3,353.8 |
3,520.8 |
Vance |
8,352.8 |
7,430.3 |
7,174.4 |
7,154.2 |
7,673.6 |
8,287.2 |
8,398.3 |
7,352.9 |
Wake |
5,508.5 |
5,027.6 |
5,092.1 |
4,791.8 |
4,690.9 |
4,259.7 |
4,008.4 |
3,424.4 |
Warren |
3,431.8 |
3,688.0 |
2,701.4 |
2,453.4 |
2,759.2 |
3,503.6 |
2,675.0 |
2,752.6 |
Research Triangle Region’s Crime Index Per 100,000 Inhabitants
Source: NC State Bureau of Investigation, "Crimes in North Carolina – 2004”
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