NCJ Number
169833
Date Published
1996
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This report presents data on the number of Crime Index offenses reported by North Carolina law enforcement agencies during 1995 and including comparisons with 1994 data.
Abstract
The number of Crime Index offenses reported by North Carolina law enforcement agencies during 1995 increased 2 percent over 1994. Crime in suburban areas of the State increased 1 percent, and crime in rural areas increased 6 percent. Collectively, the number of violent Index offenses (murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) increased 1 percent statewide. Individually, murder decreased 11 percent, rape showed no change, and robbery and aggravated assault each increased 1 percent. Property crimes (burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft) as a group increased 3 percent across the State. Burglary dropped 2 percent, and larceny was up 4 percent, while motor vehicle theft rose 5 percent; arson was down 2 percent. The number of juveniles under the age of 18 arrested for Crime Index offenses increased 4 percent over 1994, compared to a 2-percent decrease in adults arrested (18 and over). Youths (under age 18) arrested for violent crime decreased 1 percent, with adult arrests increasing 1 percent. The number of property crime arrests for juveniles under the age of 18 increased 4 percent, and adult arrests for all property crimes dropped 2 percent. The number of North Carolina law enforcement officers assaulted increased 1 percent over 1994. Two law enforcement officers were feloniously killed, the same number killed in 1994. A table shows Index Crime trends in North Carolina from 1986 through 1995. 11 tables and 6 figures