The Charlotte Region Is Now Home To 6 Of The Top 20 Safest Towns in North Carolina

The Charlotte Region Is Now Home To 6 Of The Top 20 Safest Towns in North Carolina
By Scott Jensen - October 11, 20177056

The website safewise.com recently ranked the safest places to live in North Carolina – their results were surprisingly optimistic.

7 of the safest cities in the state reported zero incidents of rape, and only one reported more than three incidents, according to the FBI’s crime data report.

Most cities also reported statistically low numbers of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter – so much so that every city on the top 20 list had a lower violent crime rate than the national average. North Carolina as a state even beat the national violent crime average, ranking 24th in the nation.

The top cities in our state were ranked by comparing the most recent FBI Crime Report statistics to current population data. Any city with fewer than 4,000 residents, or cities that didn’t submit a crime report to the FBI were excluded from the rankings.

According to SafeWise, these are the top 20 safest places to live in North Carolina:

1. Pinehurst ↑

Previous Rank: 2

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.70
Property Crime per 1,000: 5.83

1. Waxhaw ↑

Previous Rank: 5

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.74
Property Crime per 1,000: 7.72

1. Holly Springs

Previous Rank: 3

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.57
Property Crime per 1,000: 9.07

1. Trent Woods ↓

Previous Rank: 1

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.24
Property Crime per 1,000: 10.16

1. Havelock ↑

Previous Rank: 18

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.24
Property Crime per 1,000: 10.54

1. Stallings ↑

Previous Rank: 9

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.79
Property Crime per 1,000: 10.49

1. Davidson ↓

Previous Rank: 6

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.82
Property Crime per 1,000: 10.53

1. Cary

Previous Rank: 8

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.51
Property Crime per 1,000: 11.87

1. Valdese ↑

Previous Rank: 17

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.22
Property Crime per 1,000: 12.36

1. Woodfin ↑

Previous Rank: 14

Violent Crime per 1,000: 2.05
Property Crime per 1,000: 10.56

1. Black Mountain ↑

Previous Rank: 12

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.73
Property Crime per 1,000: 11.92

1. Wendell ↑

Previous Rank: 26

Violent Crime per 1,000: 1.28
Property Crime per 1,000: 12.62

1. Cornelius ↓

Previous Rank: 10

Violent Crime per 1,000: 1.24
Property Crime per 1,000: 13.79

1. Fletcher ↓

Previous Rank: 11

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.53
Property Crime per 1,000: 15.74

1. Morrisville ↑

Previous Rank: 22

Violent Crime per 1,000: 0.67
Property Crime per 1,000: 16.24

1. Leland ↑

Previous Rank: 23

Violent Crime per 1,000: 1.17
Property Crime per 1,000: 16.11

1. Gibsonville ↓

Previous Rank: 13

Violent Crime per 1,000: 2.66
Property Crime per 1,000: 15.23

1. Huntersville ↑

Previous Rank: 21

Violent Crime per 1,000: 1.38
Property Crime per 1,000: 17.01

1. Mint Hill ↑

Previous Rank: 24

Violent Crime per 1,000: 1.21
Property Crime per 1,000: 17.38

1. Winterville ↓

Previous Rank: 16

Violent Crime per 1,000: 1.88
Property Crime per 1,000: 16.72

The top 100 list shows city of Charlotte coming in at number 66, meaning that we’re officially safer than Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, and even Asheville:

1. Rolesville 22. Boone 23. Clayton
2. Wake Forest 25. Cramerton 26. Brevard
3. Mount Holly 28. Bessemer City 29. Carrboro
4. Creedmoor 31. Kannapolis 32. Archdale
5. Newport 34. King 35. Matthews
6. Jacksonville 37. Concord 38. Pittsboro
7. Cherryville 40. Beaufort 41. Butner
8. Kings Mountain 43. Waynesville 44. Burgaw
9. Tarboro 46. Rutherfordton 47. Lexington
10. Farmville 49. Edenton 50. Belmont
11. Southern Pines 52. High Point 53. Carolina Beach
12. New Bern 55. Conover 56. Lincolnton
13. Mebane 58. Garner 59. Greensboro
14. Greenville 61. Newton 62. Graham
15. Burlington 64. Erwin 65. Mocksville
16. Charlotte-Mecklenburg 67. Raeford 68. Aberdeen
17. Shelby 70. Spring Lake 71. Thomasville
18. Wilson 73. Lenoir 74. Mount Airy
19. Albemarle 76. Rocky Mount 77. Durham
20. Morehead City 79. Wallace 80. Mount Olive
21. Hickory 82. Wilmington 83. Salisbury
22. Long View 85. Selma 86. Asheville
23. Clinton 88. Hamlet 89. Siler City
24. Granite Falls 91. Gastonia 92. Hope Mills
25. Roxboro 94. Ahoskie 95. Wadesboro
26. Laurinburg 97. Smithfield 98. Reidsville
27. Washington 100. Zebulon

In spite of these rankings, as Charlotte continues to grow, so does its crime.

How safe do you think Charlotte is?

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