Boiling Springs, NC Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	D

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A crime occurs every 2 days 15 hours (on average) in Boiling Springs.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Boiling Springs in green. The most dangerous areas in Boiling Springs are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Boiling Springs, NC Safe?

The D grade means the rate of drug-related crime is higher than the average US city. Boiling Springs is in the 21st percentile for safety, meaning 79% of cities are safer and 21% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Boiling Springs's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Boiling Springs is 5.535 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Boiling Springs generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Boiling Springs may be as high as 1 in 145 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 233 in the southwest part of the city. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Boiling Springs, NC: about 7 per year. The southwest part of Boiling Springs has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 2 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Boiling Springs, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Boiling Springs residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Boiling Springs has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Boiling Springs has 0, have the same problem. Of Boiling Springs’s 5,331 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Boiling Springs Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Boiling Springs residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.885
Robbery	0.3230
Rape	0.4824
Murder	0.1245
Total Violent Crime	2.815 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.507
Vehicle Theft	0.7364
Burglary	2.346
Arson	0.1714
Total Property Crime	10.76 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2026
Drug Crimes	5.535
Vandalism	5.889
Identity Theft	0.7387
Animal Cruelty	0.0535
Total "Other" Rate	12.42 (D)

Individual Boiling Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Boiling Springs is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Boiling Springs.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Lattimore, NC	F	B-	D-	F
Mooresboro, NC	C-	C	C	C-
Shelby, NC	D	D	D	D
Washburn, NC	D	D	D+	D
Henrietta, NC	C+	B-	C+	C-
Patterson Springs, NC	C-	C	D+	D+
Kingstown, NC	C-	C+	B-	D-
Earl, NC	C	C	C	C
Ellenboro, NC	C-	D+	C	D
Grover, NC	B-	C+	B-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Boiling Springs is higher versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Englewood Cliffs, NJ	F	D+	D+	A
Tuskegee Institute, AL	F	F	F	D-
Lochridge, TX	F	D-	D-	C+
Winnie, TX	C+	C	C	D+
Porter, IN	B+	B+	B+	C-
Myersville, MD	B-	B-	B-	B-
Brighton, IL	B+	A	A	A
Cave Junction, OR	D+	D	D	B
Chicora, PA	A+	A-	A-	A-
Vass, NC	B	B+	B+	C

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Boiling Springs is as safe as the North Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Boiling Springs, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Boiling Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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