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

Crime Index, #174

Highlands, NC	2,309.67
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.

Highlands, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Highlands, NC	Count	0	NA	0	0	15	41	2	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	0.0	1,616.4	4,418.1	215.5	0.0	2,020
	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
2013	Highlands, NC	Count	0	NA	0	2	22	40	1	1
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	216.7	2,383.5	4,333.7	108.3	108.3	2,551
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.8	18.5	94.9	218.4	921.0	2,058.7	148.3	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	10	48	0	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,067.2	5,122.7	0.0	0.0	1,814
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	2	3	13	30	4	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	213.7	320.5	1,388.9	3,205.1	427.4	0.0	2,350
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	14	21	0	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,452.3	2,178.4	0.0	0.0	1,271
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	2	0	4	13	34	0	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	209.4	0.0	418.8	1,361.3	3,560.2	0.0	0.0	3,037
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	1	19	34	0	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	105.3	2,000.0	3,578.9	0.0	0.0	2,000
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	1	37	43	0	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	105.5	3,903.0	4,535.9	0.0	0.0	3,191
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	26	40	3	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2,708.3	4,166.7	312.5	0.0	2,552
	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

Hate Crime Index

Highlands, NC		-0.11
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.

Highlands, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Highlands, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highlands, 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

Highlands, NC	12.21
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.

Highlands, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Highlands, NC	Count	14	13	1
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	1,508.6	1,400.9	107.8	14.55
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	11	10	1
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	1,191.8	1,083.4	108.3	11.38
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	12	11	1
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	1,280.7	1,174.0	106.7	12.27
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	12	11	1
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	1,282.1	1,175.2	106.8	12.29
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	11	10	1
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	1,141.1	1,037.3	103.7	10.89
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	12	12	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	1,256.5	1,256.5	0.0	12.57
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	12	12	0
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	1,263.2	1,263.2	0.0	12.63
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	12	11	1
	Highlands, NC	Per 100,000	1,265.8	1,160.3	105.5	12.13
	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	Highlands, NC	Count	11	10	1
2005	Highlands, NC	Count	11	10	1