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Elkin Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Elkin crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 15 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Elkin for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Elkin in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 2.94% and the city property crime rate in Elkin was higher than the national property crime rate average by 124.73%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Elkin was lower than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 3.73% and the city property crime rate in Elkin was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 93.79%.

Property and Violent Crime
Elkin Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Elkin Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Elkin Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault9
Arson0
Burglary14
Larceny and Theft123
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape3
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)161
Property Crime141
Violent Crime13
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault12
Arson0
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft145
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)189
Property Crime169
Violent Crime14

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Elkin Property Crime

Elkin Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Elkin Crime 2025

Elkin Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Elkin Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Elkin Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Elkin, 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 Elkin crime report data for 2026 was projected from 15 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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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