NCJ Number
247644
Date Published
May 2013
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This report presents data and trend analysis for crime and criminal justice processing in North Carolina.
Abstract
The format for the report consists of summary statements on data trends related to crime and criminal justice in North Carolina, followed by detailed graphic data accompanied by explanation and analysis. The State's violent crime rate is lower than regional and national rates. North Carolina has experienced an approximate 30-percent decline in violent crimes per capita since the turn of the century, compared to 32 percent for the region and 24 percent for the Nation. The State's property crime rate remains higher than regional and national rates; in 2011, North Carolina's property crime rate was almost 8 percent higher than the regional rate and 22 percent more than the national rate. The State has experienced declines in its recent adult correctional population. In 2012, the State's adult prison and probation population rates declined by 7 percent and 6 percent, respectively, from the previous year. Total drug arrest rates declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2011. Felony case dispositions outnumbered filings for a fourth consecutive year. The number of abused and neglected children has remained stable during the last 4 years. For these years, 3 percent of children were reported as abused and/or neglected for the first time. Violent and serious juvenile crime complaints have declined for the sixth consecutive year. The rate of domestic violence protective orders filed reached its lowest mark since FY 2002-03; the rate has decreased by 8 percent. Reported acts of crime and violence were down 4.3 percent from the previous year. The rate of violent crimes against students has decreased, composing only 3.8 percent of total reports of crime in schools. 10 figures and 7 references