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

Crime Index, #261

Murphy, NC	3,681.14
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.

Murphy, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Murphy, NC	Count	0	1	2	10	31	127	1	0
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	61.9	123.8	618.8	1,918.3	7,858.9	61.9	0.0	4,069
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	1	3	9	35	82	6	0
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	62.8	188.4	565.3	2,198.5	5,150.8	376.9	0.0	3,737
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	1	8	20	98	6	2
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	61.4	491.1	1,227.7	6,016.0	368.3	122.8	2,891
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	3	19	21	97	1	1
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	182.0	1,152.9	1,274.3	5,885.9	60.7	60.7	3,568
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	1	1	15	9	83	3	1
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	65.5	65.5	983.0	589.8	5,439.1	196.6	65.5	3,165
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	19	13	130	2	0
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,219.5	834.4	8,344.0	128.4	0.0	3,787
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	10	24	94	2	1
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	639.0	1,533.5	6,006.4	127.8	63.9	2,974
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	1	3	1	12	22	72	10	0
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	63.6	190.7	63.6	762.9	1,398.6	4,577.2	635.7	0.0	4,927
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	1	1	10	13	83	4	1
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	62.7	62.7	626.6	814.5	5,200.5	250.6	62.7	2,870
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	1	3	0	8	20	105	4	0
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	63.3	189.8	0.0	506.0	1,265.0	6,641.4	253.0	0.0	4,823
	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

Murphy, 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.

Murphy, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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	Murphy, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphy, 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

Murphy, NC	5.39
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.

Murphy, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Murphy, NC	Count	10	8	2
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	618.8	495.0	123.8	5.57
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	9	7	2
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	565.3	439.7	125.6	5.03
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	9	7	2
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	552.5	429.7	122.8	4.91
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	10	7	3
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	606.8	424.8	182.0	5.16
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	9	6	3
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	589.8	393.2	196.6	4.91
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	11	8	3
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	706.0	513.5	192.6	6.10
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	10	7	3
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	639.0	447.3	191.7	5.43
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	13	9	4
	Murphy, NC	Per 100,000	826.4	572.2	254.3	6.99
	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	Murphy, NC	Count	11	7	4
2005	Murphy, NC	Count	14	10	4