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

Crime Index, #172

Lexington, NC	2,299.88
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.

Lexington, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lexington, NC	Count	2	3	33	46	216	401	28	3
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	10.5	15.8	173.6	242.0	1,136.4	2,109.6	147.3	15.8	1,909
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	1	5	33	46	214	393	29	3
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	5.3	26.4	174.2	242.9	1,129.9	2,075.1	153.1	15.8	1,877
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	0	4	25	34	190	399	20	3
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	20.9	130.9	178.0	994.8	2,089.1	104.7	15.7	1,552
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	3	7	20	49	234	476	33	6
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	15.6	36.5	104.3	255.6	1,220.6	2,482.9	172.1	31.3	2,148
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	2	7	28	51	217	515	30	5
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	9.9	34.6	138.2	251.8	1,071.3	2,542.6	148.1	24.7	2,027
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	0	2	40	68	235	508	44	3
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	9.8	195.6	332.5	1,149.1	2,484.1	215.2	14.7	1,979
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	1	4	35	78	309	598	52	4
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	4.9	19.6	171.8	382.8	1,516.6	2,935.0	255.2	19.6	2,433
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	0	9	44	118	409	617	56	6
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	44.0	215.1	577.0	1,999.8	3,016.8	273.8	29.3	3,012
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	1	10	37	133	319	771	61	7
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	4.8	48.1	177.8	639.3	1,533.3	3,705.8	293.2	33.6	3,060
	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
2005	Lexington, NC	Count	0	12	32	104	321	821	94	4
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	57.7	153.8	499.7	1,542.4	3,944.8	451.7	19.2	3,003
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.7	26.5	145.5	289.4	1,201.1	2,546.2	327.8	NA	2,142
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lexington, NC	27.11
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.

Lexington, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lexington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	5.2	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	52
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, NC	Count	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	9.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.8	0.0	97
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	9.6	4.8	0.0	4.8	0.0	0.0	96
	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

Lexington, NC	3.30
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.

Lexington, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lexington, NC	Count	68	59	9
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	357.7	310.4	47.3	3.34
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	69	61	8
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	364.3	322.1	42.2	3.43
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	74	64	10
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	387.5	335.1	52.4	3.61
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	74	65	9
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	386.0	339.1	46.9	3.63
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	75	67	8
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	370.3	330.8	39.5	3.51
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	75	67	8
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	366.7	327.6	39.1	3.47
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	73	64	9
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	358.3	314.1	44.2	3.36
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	69	55	14
	Lexington, NC	Per 100,000	337.4	268.9	68.5	3.03
	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	Lexington, NC	Count	76	65	11
2005	Lexington, NC	Count	75	64	11