NCJ Number
184652
Date Published
June 2000
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This is a summary of 1999 crime in North Carolina.
Abstract
The rate per 100,000 people of Crime Index offenses reported to law enforcement agencies throughout North Carolina decreased 4 percent during 1999 when compared to the figures reported in 1998. The rate of violent crime (murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) fell 8 percent statewide. The rate of property crime (burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft) also decreased 4 percent across the state. The arson rate, a property crime not included with the other index offenses, decreased 7 percent. The number of juveniles under the age of 18 arrested for Crime Index offenses fell 10 percent in 1999, compared to a 4 percent decrease in adults 18 and over arrested. Youths under the age of 18 arrested for violent crime dropped 16 percent, while adult arrests decreased 8 percent. The number of property crime arrests for juveniles under 18 decreased 9 percent, while adult arrests decreased 2 percent. The number of North Carolina law enforcement officers assaulted decreased 8 percent in 1999. In 1999, 3 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed, compared to 1 killed in 1998. Tables, figures, notes, definitions