Bessemer City, NC Crime and Crime Rate
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The Bessemer City crime rate is lower than the North Carolina average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.
Crime Index, #33
Bessemer City, NC | 997.07 |
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.
Bessemer City, NC Crime by Year
Year | Location | Description | Murders | Rapes | Robberies | Assaults | Burglaries | Thefts | Vehicle Thefts | Arson | Crime Index |
2014 | Bessemer City, NC | Count | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 86 | 6 | 0 | |
| Bessemer City, NC | Per 100,000 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 54.9 | 73.2 | 603.7 | 1,573.4 | 109.8 | 0.0 | 997 |
| 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 |
Bessemer City, NC Hate Crime by Year
Year | Location | Description | Total | Race | Religion | Sexual
Orientation | Ethnicity | Disability | Hate Crime Index |
2014 | Bessemer City, NC | Count | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bessemer City, 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 |
Law Enforcement Employees Index
Bessemer City, NC | 0.92 |
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.
Bessemer City, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year
Year | Location | Description | Total | Officers | Civilians | Law Enforcement Employees Index |
2014 | Bessemer City, NC | Count | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| Bessemer City, NC | Per 100,000 | 201.2 | 182.9 | 18.3 | 1.92 |
| 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 |