Crime in Oxford, North Carolina

Oxford's crime rate

There were 322 crimes reported in Oxford, North Carolina in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 3,638 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Oxford compare?

Oxford has a higher overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Oxford's overall crime rate is 33% higher than the overall crime rate in North Carolina. Statewide, there were 286,231 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,729 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Oxford, however, property crimes account for only about 72% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a smaller than average share of total offenses, property crime is more prevalent in Oxford than it is nationwide. There were 231 property crimes in Oxford in 2019, or 2,610 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Oxford. There were 190 larcenies reported in Oxford in 2019, or 2,147 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 31 break-ins reported in Oxford in 2019, or 350 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Oxford, meanwhile, there were 10 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 113 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Oxford, however, violent offenses account for a larger 28% share of all reported crime.

At 1,028 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Oxford is well above the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Oxford reported a total of 91 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Oxford. There were 72 aggravated assaults reported in Oxford in 2019, or 814 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far lower, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 15 robberies reported in Oxford in 2019, a rate of 170 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 139,815 reported rapes nationwide in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Oxford in 2019, none were reported.

Murder

There were 4 homicides committed in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Oxford is 45.2 murders for every 100,000 people, many times higher than the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.

Oxford compared to other cities in North Carolina

Oxford has a lower crime rate than the majority of all comparable cities in North Carolina. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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