Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Hamlet has a violent crime rate of 469 per 100,000 residents, 23% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 287.4 per 100,000, robbery at 151.2, rape at 30.3. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 4,643 per 100,000, 137% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,420, burglary at 2,027, vehicle theft at 197 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 13 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Hamlet receives a safety grade of F.