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Alamance County, NC Arrest Records

Alamance County, NC is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.59 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Forsyth, Harnett, Iredell, Union, Catawba counties in North Carolina.
Alamance County, NC property crime rate is 4.71 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 372 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 2.36% compared to 2015.

Alamance County, NC Crime Rate

Total arrests in Alamance County in 2016 decreased by 10.47% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 114 to 95 while non-violent crime decreased by 9.62% from 832 to 752.

5 Crimes In Alamance County, NC in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 372
Burglary 328
Aggravated assault 80
Motor vehicle theft 52
Legacy rape 6

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Alamance County decreased by 16.67% from 2015 and increased by 1.06% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 94 to 95. In 2016 violent crime rate in Alamance County was 87.32% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.059%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Alamance County decreased by 9.62% from 2015 and decreased by 29.32% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 1,064 to 752. In 2016 property crime rate in Alamance County was 83.43% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.471%.

How Alamance stands up against other counties

Alamance vs. Catawba

You’ll be in more safety in Alamance compared to Catawba county that had 71.83% higher crime rate compared to Alamance county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.0376 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.1023 in Catawba county.
Burglary rates of 2.0540 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 3.0423 in Catawba county.

Alamance vs. Davidson

You’ll be in more safety in Alamance compared to Davidson county that had 97.31% higher crime rate compared to Alamance county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.5010 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.4487 in Davidson county.
Arson rates of 0.0125 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0303 in Davidson county.

Names with the most arrests in Alamance

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Alamance, North Carolina, the most crimes, that's 34.03% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Alamance County is 0.84% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 1.45 daily crimes that occur in Alamance County.
  • Alamance, NC is safer than Catawba.
  • In Alamance County you have a 1 in 189 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Alamance, NC have decreased by 10.47%.

Alamance Police Departments

Cities in Alamance County

Names in Alamance County