Butner, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Butner is in the 34th percentile for safety, meaning 66% of cities are safer and 34% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Butner's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Butner is 0.0755 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Butner generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Butner may be as high as 1 in 8,712 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,773 in the west part of the city.

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

How Butner's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Butner 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, Butner is safer than 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 Butner, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Butner about $1,952,278 in 2025, or roughly $142 per resident. This is part of Butner's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Butner, including every crime type and how Butner 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 Butner's crime maps on the Butner overall crime page.

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Individual Butner Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
North Side, NC	D	D-	D	D-
Stem, NC	B-	A	C	B+
Orange Factory, NC	D-	D+	D-	F
Gorman, NC	F	F	F	F
Creedmoor, NC	C	C-	C	D+
Bahama, NC	D-	D	D-	F
Shoofly, NC	C+	A	C+	C+
Tar River, NC	B-	B-	C+	C
Grissom, NC	C-	B	D+	C+
Culbreth, NC	B-	D	B+	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Butner is higher 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
Jefferson City, TN	D	D	D	C-
Fort Stockton, TX	F	F	F	D
Goshen, NY	B	C	C	A-
Grantsville, UT	B-	C+	C+	A-
Half Moon Bay, CA	C-	D	D	C+
Harrison, TN	C+	C	C	A
Harrisonville, MO	C-	C+	C+	C-
Highland, IL	B+	A-	A-	A+
Holly Hill, FL	C-	D	D	B+
Foristell, MO	A-	A	A	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Butner, NC average SchoolGrade of B, with 48% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Butner schools on SchoolGrade

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