Wake County, NC Analytics
February recorded 2,373 crime incidents.
January recorded 2,557 crime incidents.
December recorded 2,325 crime incidents.
Crime Types
- Theft: 2,066
- Arrest: 1,893
- Assault: 1,465
- Other: 931
- Vandalism: 531
- Burglary: 265
- Robbery: 94
- Arson: 6
- Shooting: 4
Crime by Month
In the past three months, January had the most number of crimes in Wake County, North Carolina.
January had about 1% more crime than December, with January producing 232 more crimes than December.
January had about 1% more crime than February, with January producing 184 more crimes than February.
Most Committed Crimes in Wake County, North Carolina
Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 28% of crime in Wake County, North Carolina.
The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 100% of violent crime in Wake County, North Carolina.
The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 88% of property crime in Wake County, North Carolina.
Reported Shootings in Wake County, North Carolina
We recorded 4 shootings over a three month period in Wake County, North Carolina. That's an average of about 1.333 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 2, followed by February with 1 shootings, and January with 1 shootings.
Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.
We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.
Data is based on a radius around the center point of Wake County. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.