NCJ Number
184651
Date Published
April 1999
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This is a summary of 1998 crime in North Carolina.
Abstract
The rate per 100,000 people of Crime Index offenses reported by North Carolina law enforcement agencies decreased 3 percent from 1997 to 1998. The Index Crime rates in cities over 100,000 people dropped 6 percent, while the crime rate in cities under 100,000 decreased 2 percent. The Index Crime rate in both rural and suburban counties dropped 2 percent. Collectively, the rate of violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) decreased 5 percent statewide. The rate of property crimes (burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft) as a group decreased 3 percent across the state. The number of juveniles under the age of 18 arrested for Crime Index offenses decreased 3 percent over 1997, compared to a 1 percent decrease in adults 18 and over who were arrested. Youths under 18 arrested for violent crime dropped 12 percent, with adult arrests remaining unchanged. The number of property crime arrests for both juveniles under 18 and adults decreased 1 percent. The number of North Carolina law enforcement officers assaulted decreased 9 percent over 1997. In 1998, 1 law enforcement officer was feloniously killed, compared to 5 killed in 1997. Tables, figures, definitions