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Browns Summit, 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 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 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

Browns Summit is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (76%) and also has a lower crime rate than 85% of the communities in North Carolina, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Browns Summit is one in 252 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 44.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Browns Summit, and we found that the crime rate in Browns Summit is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Browns Summit is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Browns Summit 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 Browns Summit.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Browns Summit's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Browns Summit is one in 1008.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Browns Summit 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 Browns Summit than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 336.

Browns Summit Crime Data

total Crime Index

76

(100 is safest)


Safer than 76% of U.S. cities.

Browns Summit Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

12

36

48

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.99

2.98

3.97

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.99
3.91
National Median: 4
    Browns Summit
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,008

in Browns Summit

1 in 256

in North Carolina

Browns Summit Violent Crimes

Population: 12,096
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
2.98
20.65
National Median: 19
    Browns Summit
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 336

in Browns Summit

1 in 48

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 12,096
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Browns Summit Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
1
23
National Median: 26.5
    Browns Summit
    North Carolina

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