Sunset Beach is a region located in NC, and has a population of 3,617. This region is policed by SUNSET BEACH POLICE DEPT.
Sunset Beach has an overall crime rate of 2156 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the safest regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Sunset Beach is 1 in 46 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for Sunset Beach for the previous 2 years was 2582 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Sunset Beachhas been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | Sunset Beach | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 2156 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 28 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | N/A | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 28 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 1106 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 608 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 968 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 28 | 362 |
| Sunset Beach | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 0% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 4% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | N/A | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 4% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 0% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 0% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 0% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 1 sex offender(s) in Sunset Beach.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 28 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Sunset Beach. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for North Carolina see http://sexoffender.ncdoj.gov/
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.