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Catawba, NC crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 6 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Catawba is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 70% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Catawba is one in 176. Compared to communities within North Carolina, Catawba‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 84% of the state's cities and towns.

However, when you compare Catawba to other communities of similar population, then Catawba crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Catawba does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Catawba does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Catawba.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Catawba has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Catawba's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Catawba is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Catawba than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 176.

Catawba Crime Data

total Crime Index

70

(100 is safest)


Safer than 70% of U.S. cities.

Catawba Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

4

4

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

5.68

5.68

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
4.05
National Median: 4
    Catawba
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Catawba

1 in 247

in North Carolina

Catawba Violent Crimes

Population: 704
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
5.68
20.64
National Median: 20
    Catawba
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 176

in Catawba

1 in 48

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 704
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Catawba Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
1
23
National Median: 27.0
    Catawba
    North Carolina