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

Crime Index, #160

Sanford, NC	2,204.78
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.

Sanford, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sanford, NC	Count	6	NA	36	37	207	776	31	2
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	20.1	NA	120.8	124.1	694.5	2,603.6	104.0	6.7	1,658
	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
2012	Sanford, NC	Count	3	1	38	46	207	578	29	5
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	10.4	3.5	131.9	159.7	718.7	2,006.9	100.7	17.4	1,444
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	4	0	33	45	239	675	46	2
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	14.1	0.0	116.0	158.2	840.1	2,372.6	161.7	7.0	1,637
	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
2009	Sanford, NC	Count	6	3	46	57	320	758	50	5
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	20.0	10.0	153.2	189.9	1,066.0	2,525.0	166.6	16.7	2,018
	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
2006	Sanford, NC	Count	2	9	67	49	411	1,208	83	5
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	7.3	33.0	245.9	179.9	1,508.6	4,434.2	304.7	18.4	2,840
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	6	9	62	70	397	1,254	112	11
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	25.1	37.7	259.9	293.4	1,663.9	5,255.9	469.4	46.1	3,632
	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

Sanford, 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.

Sanford, NC Hate Crime by Year

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

Sanford, NC	3.00
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.

Sanford, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sanford, NC	Count	101	82	19
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	338.9	275.1	63.7	3.07
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	104	83	21
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	353.9	282.4	71.5	3.18
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	106	85	21
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	368.0	295.1	72.9	3.32
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	100	80	20
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	351.5	281.2	70.3	3.16
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	105	84	21
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	342.3	273.8	68.5	3.08
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	97	83	14
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	323.1	276.5	46.6	3.00
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	102	81	21
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	346.8	275.4	71.4	3.11
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	98	79	19
	Sanford, NC	Per 100,000	344.9	278.0	66.9	3.11
	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	Sanford, NC	Count	95	75	20
2005	Sanford, NC	Count	100	79	21