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

Crime Index, #272

Rocky Mount, NC	3,973.87
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.

Rocky Mount, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	15	15	113	390	735	1,929	80	19
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	26.4	26.4	199.1	687.1	1,295.0	3,398.7	141.0	33.5	3,084
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	4	16	154	425	992	2,179	111	10
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	7.0	28.1	270.1	745.3	1,739.7	3,821.4	194.7	17.5	3,319
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	8	13	128	600	1,046	2,192	145	15
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	13.8	22.4	220.7	1,034.4	1,803.4	3,779.2	250.0	25.9	3,657
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	12	13	151	393	1,146	2,625	145	19
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	20.6	22.3	259.4	675.2	1,968.9	4,509.8	249.1	32.6	3,723
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	11	14	210	453	1,057	2,339	170	13
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	18.4	23.5	351.8	758.9	1,770.9	3,918.7	284.8	21.8	3,689
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	7	30	267	427	1,345	2,704	185	36
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	12.3	52.5	467.4	747.5	2,354.7	4,733.8	323.9	63.0	4,421
	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
2007	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	14	21	266	361	1,354	3,240	221	16
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	24.5	36.8	465.6	631.9	2,370.0	5,671.1	386.8	28.0	4,679
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	12	22	225	318	1,696	3,535	386	11
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	20.8	38.1	389.6	550.6	2,936.5	6,120.6	668.3	19.0	4,971
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	8	22	197	270	1,380	3,264	232	19
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	14.0	38.4	343.9	471.3	2,408.9	5,697.5	405.0	33.2	4,222
	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

Rocky Mount, NC	11.33
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.

Rocky Mount, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rocky Mount, 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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	3.5	1.8	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	35
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	5.2	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	51
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rocky Mount, 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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rocky Mount, 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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rocky Mount, 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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rocky Mount, 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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rocky Mount, 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

Rocky Mount, NC	2.86
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.

Rocky Mount, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	192	155	37
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	338.3	273.1	65.2	3.06
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	193	146	47
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	338.5	256.0	82.4	2.97
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	188	152	36
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	324.1	262.1	62.1	2.93
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	207	165	42
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	355.6	283.5	72.2	3.20
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	207	165	42
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	346.8	276.4	70.4	3.12
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	203	150	53
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	355.4	262.6	92.8	3.09
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	170	128	42
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	298.5	224.8	73.7	2.62
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	188	146	42
	Rocky Mount, NC	Per 100,000	329.1	255.5	73.5	2.92
	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	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	166	131	35
2005	Rocky Mount, NC	Count	189	147	42