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Harnett County, NC Arrest Records

Harnett County, NC is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.78 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Forsyth, Iredell, Union, Wake, Catawba counties in North Carolina.
Harnett County, NC property crime rate is 14.27 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 1,032 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 19.88% compared to 2015.

Harnett County, NC Crime Rate

Total arrests in Harnett County in 2016 decreased by 8.89% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 210 to 233 while non-violent crime decreased by 10.88% from 2,096 to 1,868.

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

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 1,032
Burglary 734
Aggravated assault 182
Motor vehicle theft 102
Robbery 33

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Harnett County increased by 10.95% from 2015 and decreased by 12.73% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 267 to 233. In 2016 violent crime rate in Harnett County was 62.06% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.178%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Harnett County decreased by 10.88% from 2015 and decreased by 24.83% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 2,485 to 1,868. In 2016 property crime rate in Harnett County was 49.79% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.427%.

How Harnett stands up against other counties

Harnett vs. Wayne

You’ll be in more risk in Harnett compared to Wayne county that had 13.44% lower crime rate compared to Harnett county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.3906 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.8055 in Wayne county.
Arson rates of 0.1452 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0322 in Wayne county.

Harnett vs. Rowan

You’ll be in more risk in Harnett compared to Rowan county that had 52.99% lower crime rate compared to Harnett county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.2521 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1000 in Rowan county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.7793 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.3573 in Rowan county.

Names with the most arrests in Harnett

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Harnett, North Carolina, the most crimes, that's 33.85% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Harnett County is 0.52% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 4.4 daily crimes that occur in Harnett County.
  • Harnett, NC is more violent than Wayne.
  • In Harnett County you have a 1 in 62 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Harnett, NC have decreased by 8.89%.

Harnett Police Departments

Cities in Harnett County

Names in Harnett County