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China Grove, 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

The crime rate in China Grove is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 12 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in China Grove is 1 in 85. Based on FBI crime data, China Grove is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to North Carolina, China Grove has a crime rate that is higher than 49% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare China Grove to other communities of similar population, then China Grove crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how China Grove 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 China Grove 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 China Grove.

For China Grove, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in China Grove than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2286, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that China Grove's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes China Grove a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in China Grove is one in 88.

China Grove Crime Data

total Crime Index

38

(100 is safest)


Safer than 38% of U.S. cities.

China Grove Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

52

54

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.44

11.37

11.81

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.44
3.91
National Median: 4
    China Grove
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 2,286

in China Grove

1 in 256

in North Carolina

China Grove Violent Crimes

Population: 4,572
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 0 1
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.22 0.00 0.22

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
11.37
20.65
National Median: 19
    China Grove
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 88

in China Grove

1 in 48

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 4,572
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 7 42 3
Rate per 1,000 1.53 9.19 0.66

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

China Grove Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
25
23
National Median: 26.5
    China Grove
    North Carolina

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