Apex crime rate per 1,000 residents, 2011 to 2023, with first camera purchase marked at 2023
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Apex got safe before the cameras
The town nearly doubled in size. Its crime rate fell about 40%. Then it bought the cameras.
Total FBI index crimes (violent + property) per 1,000 residents. Apex, NC, 2011 to 2023.
Population up about 95% since 2011 (roughly 37,900 to 74,100 residents)
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CRIME RATE (per 1,000 residents)
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2015 excluded
(partial reporting)
16.3
9.6
Crime rate down about 40%
lowest recorded levels: 2021 & 2023
FIRST CAMERAS
BOUGHT
2023
Crime rate = total FBI index offenses (violent + property) per 1,000 residents. Counts: FBI UCR / Crime Data Explorer, Apex Police Department.
Populations: U.S. Census (decennial + estimates); 2023 uses the FBI denominator (74,105). 2015 excluded for partial-year reporting.