County crime profile · 2024 · mid-size county · property-led
Northampton County, NC
Northampton County (17,471 people) sits in the mid-size county band in North Carolina. This page opens with reported offense counts, then rates where a Census join exists.
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Data updated 2026-07-13
350
Property offenses
73
Violent offenses
423
Total · 2024
Northampton County, NC reported 418 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Northampton County, NC agencies reported 73 violent and 350 property offenses. That equals about 418 violent and 2003 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.
2024 UCR year
73 violent offenses
418/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Northampton County, NC
Position in the state cohort
Northampton County reported a higher violent-crime rate than most comparable North Carolina counties
At 417.8 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Northampton County ranks 3 of 77 — above 74 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +243.9% against the cohort median of 121.5. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Property-offense composition
Burglary and vehicle theft carry more of the property total than they do across the cohort
Larceny-theft is 47.1% of reported property offenses in Northampton County, against a cohort median of 58.7%. The remainder is burglary (155) and motor vehicle theft (30). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.
Mid-size county rows still aggregate voluntary UCR submissions. Per-100,000 rates need a matched 2020 Census population; unmatched stay count-only. County-wide totals rarely describe any single town inside the line.
Property Crime
350
Violent Crime
73
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · mid-size county
Category
Count
Property Crime
350
Burglary
155
Larceny-Theft
165
Motor Vehicle Theft
30
Arson
5
Violent Crime
73
Murder
3
Rape
6
Robbery
8
Aggravated Assault
56
Reporting Agency
Northampton County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Northampton County's crime figures on this page originate from Northampton County Sheriff's Office's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the crime rate in Northampton County, NC?▼
In 2024, Northampton County reported 73 violent crimes and 350 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Northampton County safe?▼
Northampton County reported 423 total crimes in 2024.Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in North Carolina on our state page for context.
Similar-Size Counties in North Carolina
A per-capita rate is easiest to read against places of similar scale, so these are the North Carolina counties closest to Northampton County in population. Their populations run from 17,806 to 19,328, against 17,471 here. Or launch the
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.
FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.