Safest Places to Live in North Carolina of September 2024

Last Update: March 11, 2023 • Living •

Located on the East Coast, North Carolina borders its sister South Carolina to the south and Virginia to the north. With a population of over 10 million, it is the 9th most populous state in the US. The capital of North Carolina is Raleigh, whereas the most populous city is Charlotte. Charlotte is also the third-largest banking city in America, closely following New York City and San Francisco.

The landscape of North Carolina is rather interesting, the elevation spanning from the sea level in the east to 6,684 feet, which is the height of Mount Mitchell. This beautiful mountain is also the highest point in North America, east of the Mississippi River.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list.

30 Safest Places in North Carolina of September 2024

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Morrisville	28 796	12	0,42
2	Wake Forest	46 145	24	0,52
3	Davidson	13 193	8	0,61
4	Holly Springs	38 577	25	0,65
5	Elon	12 214	8	0,65
6	Cary	172 525	114	0,66
7	Pinehurst	16 522	11	0,67
8	Wendell	8 096	6	0,74
9	Fuquay-Varina	30 977	26	0,84
10	Winterville	9 922	9	0,91
11	Apex	56 276	53	0,94
12	Chapel Hill	61 457	58	0,94
13	Black Mountain	8 187	8	0,98
14	Concord	96 138	117	1,22
15	Stallings	16 173	20	1,24
16	Boone	19 893	26	1,31
17	King	6 878	9	1,31
18	Huntersville	58 512	79	1,35
19	Kings Mountain	10 965	15	1,37
20	Waxhaw	17 203	25	1,45
21	Marion	7 837	12	1,53
22	Boiling Spring Lakes	6 238	10	1,60
23	Mooresville	38 967	65	1,67
24	Clayton	23 842	40	1,68
25	Matthews	33 372	58	1,74
26	Oak Island	8 244	15	1,82
27	Erwin	5 148	10	1,94
28	Mint Hill	27 776	59	2,12
29	Brevard	7 928	18	2,27
30	Knightdale	18 351	42	2,29

Crime Score in All Cities in North Carolina of September 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of North Carolina cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:

Under 3,000 Residents
3,000 – 10,000 Residents
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
Over 30,000 Residents

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Indian Beach	119	0	0,00
2	Bald Head Island	182	0	0,00
3	Sugar Mountain	197	0	0,00
4	Beech Mountain	324	0	0,00
5	Duck	390	0	0,00
6	Middlesex	824	0	0,00
7	Maysville	955	0	0,00
8	Cooleemee	969	0	0,00
9	Princeton	1 402	0	0,00
10	Biltmore Forest	1 410	0	0,00
11	Belhaven	1 567	0	0,00
12	Drexel	1 849	0	0,00
13	Southern Shores	2 940	1	0,34
14	Columbus	995	1	1,01
15	Fair Bluff	882	1	1,13
16	Troutman	2 755	4	1,45
17	Newland	684	1	1,46
18	Youngsville	1 365	2	1,47
19	West Jefferson	1 311	2	1,53
20	Carthage	2 524	4	1,58
21	Cape Carteret	2 076	4	1,93
22	Haw River	2 525	5	1,98
23	Kenansville	855	2	2,34
24	Bunn	377	1	2,65
25	Four Oaks	2 224	7	3,15
26	Holly Ridge	2 829	9	3,18
27	Rockwell	2 151	7	3,25
28	Sylva	2 742	9	3,28
29	Snow Hill	1 513	5	3,30
30	Manteo	1 453	5	3,44
31	Biscoe	1 724	6	3,48
32	Bailey	560	2	3,57
33	Pine Level	2 016	8	3,97
34	Highlands	974	4	4,11
35	East Spencer	1 550	7	4,52
36	Cleveland	882	4	4,54
37	Banner Elk	1 101	5	4,54
38	Ocean Isle Beach	644	3	4,66
39	Warrenton	837	4	4,78
40	Fairmont	2 601	14	5,38
41	Marshville	2 748	16	5,82
42	Atlantic Beach	1 506	9	5,98
43	Nags Head	2 963	18	6,07
44	Hertford	2 109	13	6,16
45	Robersonville	1 348	9	6,68
46	Chocowinity	794	6	7,56
47	Rowland	1 002	8	7,98
48	Murphy	1 657	15	9,05
49	Enfield	2 288	23	10,05
50	Maggie Valley	1 230	14	11,38
51	Wrightsville Beach	2 550	30	11,76

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Whispering Pines	3 385	0	0,00
2	Rutherfordton	4 047	0	0,00
3	Swansboro	3 354	2	0,60
4	Wendell	8 096	6	0,74
5	Granite Falls	4 629	4	0,86
6	Winterville	9 922	9	0,91
7	Black Mountain	8 187	8	0,98
8	Weaverville	4 013	4	1,00
9	Southport	3 961	4	1,01
10	Long View	4 921	5	1,02
11	Kitty Hawk	3 563	4	1,12
12	King	6 878	9	1,31
13	Newport	4 666	7	1,50
14	Marion	7 837	12	1,53
15	Boiling Spring Lakes	6 238	10	1,60
16	Murfreesboro	3 072	5	1,63
17	Oak Island	8 244	15	1,82
18	Erwin	5 148	10	1,94
19	Shallotte	4 396	9	2,05
20	Creedmoor	4 636	10	2,16
21	Hudson	3 704	8	2,16
22	Brevard	7 928	18	2,27
23	Gibsonville	7 356	17	2,31
24	Bessemer City	5 552	13	2,34
25	Lowell	3 709	9	2,43
26	Kill Devil Hills	7 268	19	2,61
27	Mocksville	5 322	14	2,63
28	Cherryville	6 062	16	2,64
29	Morehead City	9 721	28	2,88
30	Burgaw	4 176	13	3,11
31	Valdese	4 435	15	3,38
32	Spencer	3 238	11	3,40
33	Raeford	5 001	17	3,40
34	Canton	4 349	16	3,68
35	North Wilkesboro	4 220	16	3,79
36	Zebulon	5 814	24	4,13
37	Dallas	4 787	20	4,18
38	Butner	7 847	33	4,21
39	Wilkesboro	3 491	15	4,30
40	Rockingham	8 687	39	4,49
41	Carolina Beach	6 437	29	4,51
42	Forest City	7 116	34	4,78
43	Elizabethtown	3 447	17	4,93
44	Hillsborough	7 321	38	5,19
45	Aberdeen	7 892	41	5,20
46	Windsor	3 310	18	5,44
47	Troy	3 326	19	5,71
48	Dunn	9 768	56	5,73
49	Farmville	4 679	27	5,77
50	Pittsboro	4 359	26	5,96
51	Mount Olive	4 652	28	6,02
52	Louisburg	3 549	23	6,48
53	Roxboro	8 299	61	7,35
54	Washington	9 497	71	7,48
55	Pineville	9 088	68	7,48
56	Selma	7 018	55	7,84
57	Benson	3 901	31	7,95
58	Siler City	8 237	67	8,13
59	Edenton	4 631	39	8,42
60	Oxford	8 851	91	10,28
61	Plymouth	3 400	37	10,88
62	Ahoskie	4 772	56	11,74
63	Williamston	5 217	66	12,65
64	Whiteville	5 338	78	14,61
65	Red Springs	3 341	52	15,56
66	Wadesboro	5 228	99	18,94

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Morrisville	28 796	12	0,42
2	Davidson	13 193	8	0,61
3	Elon	12 214	8	0,65
4	Pinehurst	16 522	11	0,67
5	Stallings	16 173	20	1,24
6	Boone	19 893	26	1,31
7	Kings Mountain	10 965	15	1,37
8	Waxhaw	17 203	25	1,45
9	Clayton	23 842	40	1,68
10	Mint Hill	27 776	59	2,12
11	Knightdale	18 351	42	2,29
12	Havelock	20 128	52	2,58
13	Kernersville	24 980	65	2,60
14	Mebane	16 203	45	2,78
15	Southern Pines	14 524	46	3,17
16	Newton	13 153	46	3,50
17	Hendersonville	14 234	61	4,29
18	Lenoir	17 904	78	4,36
19	Morganton	16 524	82	4,96
20	Elizabeth City	17 424	89	5,11
21	Smithfield	12 882	71	5,51
22	Eden	14 773	88	5,96
23	Waynesville	10 146	62	6,11
24	Lexington	18 917	121	6,40
25	Hope Mills	15 878	111	6,99
26	Reidsville	13 959	105	7,52
27	Roanoke Rapids	14 354	128	8,92
28	Albemarle	16 134	146	9,05
29	Laurinburg	14 928	160	10,72
30	Henderson	14 883	242	16,26

Over 30,000 Residents

Rank:	City:	Population:	Total Number of Crimes:	Crime Score:
1	Wake Forest	46 145	24	0,52
2	Holly Springs	38 577	25	0,65
3	Cary	172 525	114	0,66
4	Fuquay-Varina	30 977	26	0,84
5	Apex	56 276	53	0,94
6	Chapel Hill	61 457	58	0,94
7	Concord	96 138	117	1,22
8	Huntersville	58 512	79	1,35
9	Mooresville	38 967	65	1,67
10	Matthews	33 372	58	1,74
11	Garner	31 137	79	2,54
12	Raleigh	477 828	1 222	2,56
13	Kannapolis	50 725	132	2,60
14	Hickory	41 040	165	4,02
15	New Bern	30 187	125	4,14
16	Wilson	49 344	220	4,46
17	Greenville	94 193	437	4,64
18	Wilmington	124 750	759	6,08
19	Durham	280 282	2 046	7,30
20	High Point	113 307	828	7,31
21	Salisbury	33 877	249	7,35
22	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	944 260	6 982	7,39
23	Asheville	93 641	695	7,42
24	Goldsboro	34 085	267	7,83
25	Rocky Mount	53 827	424	7,88
26	Greensboro	298 025	2 440	8,19
27	Burlington	54 108	460	8,50
28	Fayetteville	209 614	1 835	8,75
29	Monroe	35 630	332	9,32

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