Violent crime went down in Charlotte under Pat McCrory's tenure.
From 1995 to 2007, the number of murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults reported in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's uniform crime reports dropped from 9,228 to 7,233.
At the same time, the city's population increased from 544,146 to 733,291.
That means the per capita crime rate also dropped, from 1,696 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 1995 to 986 violent crimes per 100,000 in 2007.
Property crime also went down.
From 1995 to 2007, the number of burglaries, larcenies and motor vehicle thefts reported to the FBI went up from 42,882 to 51,279.
But that was still below population growth.
That means the per capita crime rate dropped, from 7,881 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 1995 to 6,993 property crimes per 100,000 in 2007.
Document(s):
FBI-crime-Charlotte.xls
Comments
Re: Crime down more in Raleigh since '95
October 1, 2008 - 5:18pm — bnartistRaleigh's crime rate drop over the same period since 1995 has been more significant than Charlotte's.
Re: Crime down in Charlotte since '95
October 1, 2008 - 5:15pm — bnartistIf that's the case perhaps Civitas could do everybody a favor and move to Charlotte.
Re: Crime down in Charlotte since '95
October 1, 2008 - 3:31pm — domewatcherThank you for posting this information.
Comparing the crimes rates in Charlotte and Raleigh is unfair. Raleigh has a heavenly advantage by having the Civitas Institue nearby and thus benefitting from the collateral grace that abounds from there.
Re: Crime down in Charlotte since '95
October 1, 2008 - 3:03pm — wolfpackalumDing ding ding, Dome finally hit the nail on the head.