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Ahoskie, NC crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Ahoskie is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 30 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Ahoskie is 1 in 33. Based on FBI crime data, Ahoskie is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to North Carolina, Ahoskie has a crime rate that is higher than 81% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a town's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 4,657, Ahoskie has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Ahoskie does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Ahoskie.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Ahoskie does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Ahoskie.

For Ahoskie, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Ahoskie is one in 161.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the town, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Ahoskie experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Ahoskie's rate for property crime is 24 per one thousand population. This makes Ahoskie a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Ahoskie is one in 42.

Ahoskie Crime Data

total Crime Index

11

(100 is safest)


Safer than 11% of U.S. cities.

Ahoskie Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

29

111

140

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.23

23.84

30.06

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.23
4.05
National Median: 4
    Ahoskie
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 161

in Ahoskie

1 in 247

in North Carolina

Ahoskie Violent Crimes

Population: 4,657
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 3 3 22
Rate per 1,000 0.21 0.64 0.64 4.72

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
23.84
20.64
National Median: 20
    Ahoskie
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 42

in Ahoskie

1 in 48

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 4,657
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 21 83 7
Rate per 1,000 4.51 17.82 1.50

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Ahoskie Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
33
23
National Median: 27.0
    Ahoskie
    North Carolina

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