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Bessemer City Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Bessemer City crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 10 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Bessemer City for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Bessemer City in 2024 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 26.03% and the city property crime rate in Bessemer City was lower than the national property crime rate average by 15.1%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Bessemer City was higher than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 21.7% and the city property crime rate in Bessemer City was lower than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 24.03%.

Property and Violent Crime
Bessemer City Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Bessemer City Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Bessemer City Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault15
Arson0
Burglary35
Larceny and Theft42
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape4
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)93
Property Crime85
Violent Crime26
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault18
Arson0
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft32
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape3
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)71
Property Crime63
Violent Crime24

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Bessemer City Property Crime

Bessemer City Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Bessemer City Crime 2024

Bessemer City Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Bessemer City Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Bessemer City Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Bessemer City, North Carolina crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Bessemer City crime report data for 2026 was projected from 10 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2024.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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