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

Crime Index, #227

Wilmington, NC	3,099.84
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.

Wilmington, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wilmington, NC	Count	18	36	237	475	1,343	3,475	354	17
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	15.9	31.7	209.0	418.8	1,184.1	3,063.9	312.1	15.0	2,644
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	7	39	253	388	1,645	3,569	335	17
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	6.3	35.1	228.0	349.6	1,482.2	3,215.7	301.8	15.3	2,659
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	8	23	261	326	1,694	3,843	373	9
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	7.3	21.0	238.6	298.1	1,548.9	3,513.8	341.0	8.2	2,695
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	10	32	254	366	1,454	3,843	411	23
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	9.3	29.7	235.6	339.4	1,348.5	3,564.1	381.2	21.3	2,737
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	5	47	282	390	1,447	3,781	478	13
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	4.9	45.8	274.7	379.9	1,409.7	3,683.4	465.7	12.7	2,953
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	4	50	306	454	1,626	4,119	491	25
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	3.9	49.3	301.7	447.6	1,602.9	4,060.6	484.0	24.6	3,266
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	12	49	319	398	1,465	3,454	528	15
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	11.9	48.5	316.0	394.3	1,451.3	3,421.7	523.1	14.9	3,133
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	10	58	345	408	1,637	3,613	643	16
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	10.3	59.8	356.0	421.0	1,689.1	3,728.1	663.5	16.5	3,518
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	7	62	409	379	1,694	3,865	648	22
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	7.2	63.7	420.0	389.2	1,739.6	3,968.9	665.4	22.6	3,641
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	8	57	292	437	1,855	4,000	703	16
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	8.4	60.1	307.9	460.8	1,955.9	4,217.5	741.2	16.9	3,753
	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

Wilmington, NC	15.67
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.

Wilmington, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wilmington, NC	Count	6	2	2	2	0	0
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	5.3	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	52
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	3.6	2.7	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	36
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	6	4	2	0	0	0
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	5.5	3.7	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilmington, 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	Wilmington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilmington, 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	Wilmington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilmington, 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	Wilmington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilmington, 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	Wilmington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilmington, 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	Wilmington, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilmington, 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

Wilmington, NC	2.58
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.

Wilmington, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wilmington, NC	Count	312	256	56
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	275.1	225.7	49.4	2.50
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	319	255	64
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	287.4	229.8	57.7	2.59
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	304	253	51
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	278.0	231.3	46.6	2.55
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	310	256	54
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	287.5	237.4	50.1	2.62
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	315	261	54
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	306.9	254.3	52.6	2.81
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	308	255	53
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	303.6	251.4	52.2	2.78
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	321	266	55
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	318.0	263.5	54.5	2.91
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	306	254	52
	Wilmington, NC	Per 100,000	315.7	262.1	53.7	2.89
	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	Wilmington, NC	Count	299	240	59
2005	Wilmington, NC	Count	282	241	41