Ararat, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Ararat in green. The most dangerous areas in Ararat 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 Ararat, NC Safe from Murder?

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Ararat is in the 32nd percentile for safety, meaning 68% of cities are safer and 32% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ararat's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Ararat is 0.0778 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ararat generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ararat may be as high as 1 in 9,154 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,515 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Ararat, NC: about 0 per year. The west part of Ararat has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Ararat's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ararat to the North Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Ararat is as safe as the North Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Ararat, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ararat about $330,663 in 2025, or roughly $146 per resident. This is part of Ararat's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ararat, including every crime type and how Ararat compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Ararat's crime maps on the Ararat overall crime page.

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Individual Ararat Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Ararat is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Ararat.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ash Hill, NC	B-	A-	B-	C+
Siloam, NC	C	C-	B	D
Pilot Mountain, NC	C-	C	C	C
Dobson, NC	D+	C-	C-	D
Rockford, NC	C-	B-	C	D
Mount Airy, NC	D	C-	D	C-
Pinnacle, NC	C	C	C+	C-
Shoal, NC	C-	D	C-	D+
Smithtown, NC	D	D-	C-	D+
Burch, NC	C-	D	C	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Ararat is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lyons, OR	C	C	C	A-
Urbana, IA	B+	B+	B+	A+
Jal, NM	F	D-	D-	F
South Boardman, MI	A	C+	C+	B-
Lanai City, HI	F	D	D	A-
Harrisville, MI	C	D+	D+	C
Golden Meadow, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Germansville, PA	B+	B+	B+	B+
Keego Harbor, MI	D+	C-	C-	B-
Kirkland, IL	A+	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ararat, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Ararat schools on SchoolGrade

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