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Murphy Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Murphy crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Murphy for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2023.

The city violent crime rate for Murphy in 2023 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 137.65% and the city property crime rate in Murphy was higher than the national property crime rate average by 164.97%.

In 2023 the city violent crime rate in Murphy was higher than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 131.72% and the city property crime rate in Murphy was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 148.88%.

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

Murphy Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2023 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault13
Arson0
Burglary19
Larceny and Theft53
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)97
Property Crime85
Violent Crime15
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault11
Arson0
Burglary33
Larceny and Theft59
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)120
Property Crime108
Violent Crime7

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Murphy Property Crime

Murphy Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Murphy Crime 2023

Murphy Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Murphy Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Murphy Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Murphy, 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 Murphy crime report data for 2026 was projected from 16 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2023.

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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