Calabash, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Calabash is in the 55th percentile for safety, meaning 45% of cities are safer and 55% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Calabash's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Calabash is 0.0537 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Calabash generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Calabash may be as high as 1 in 15,189 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 32,252 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Calabash's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Calabash 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, Calabash is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Calabash, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Calabash about $766,007 in 2025, or roughly $101 per resident. This is part of Calabash's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Calabash, including every crime type and how Calabash 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 Calabash's crime maps on the Calabash overall crime page.

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Individual Calabash Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Carolina Shores, NC	A-	B	A	B+
Sunset Beach, NC	D	C-	D-	C
Little River, SC	C	B	C+	A+
Longwood, NC	C	C-	C+	B-
Ocean Isle Beach, NC	D-	C-	F	C+
Olyphic, NC	D-	B	F	F
Grissettown, NC	D+	D+	D+	A
Ash, NC	D+	C+	D	B
Reeves, NC	C	C	C	B-
Longs, SC	D+	D+	C-	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Calabash 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
Castleton On Hudson, NY	A	B+	B+	A+
Brigantine, NJ	C	C	C	A-
Waretown, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Bristow, OK	D	F	F	C+
Walls, MS	A+	A+	A+	B+
Broadway, VA	B+	A-	A-	B+
Wallace, NC	D-	D-	D-	D+
Walkerton, IN	B+	A-	A-	A-
Waleska, GA	B+	B+	B+	B+
Brookville, IN	B-	B	B	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Calabash, NC average SchoolGrade of A+, with 66% actual proficiency versus 63% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Calabash schools on SchoolGrade

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