Murder per Capita in Carolina Heights
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Carolina Heights residents.
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$271
Murder costs the average Carolina Heights resident about $271 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Carolina Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Carolina Heights 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 Carolina Heights, Wilmington, NC Safe from Murder?
The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Carolina Heights is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of neighborhoods are safer and 19% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Carolina Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Carolina Heights is 0.1439 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Carolina Heights generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Carolina Heights may be as high as 1 in 5,578 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,235 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Carolina Heights, Wilmington, NC: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Carolina Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Carolina Heights's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Carolina Heights 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.
| Carolina Heights, Wilmington, NC: | 0.1439 |
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| North Carolina: | 0.0864 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Carolina Heights is less safe 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 Carolina Heights, Wilmington, NC
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Carolina Heights about $780,948 in 2025, or roughly $271 per resident. This is part of Carolina Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Carolina Heights, including every crime type and how Carolina Heights compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Carolina Heights's crime maps on the Carolina Heights overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Carolina Heights is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Carolina Heights.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
F | D | F | B- | |
B- | B- | B | C+ | |
B | A | A- | A- | |
A- | A | A | A+ | |
B+ | A- | A- | A | |
D- | D- | D | D- | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
D- | D | D- | F | |
D | C- | D- | C- |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Carolina Heights is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A+ | A+ | A+ | C | |
C | C | C | F | |
A | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
A | B- | B- | C+ | |
B+ | B- | B- | B- | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | C | |
A | B+ | B+ | B- | |
A+ | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
A | A- | A- | A- | |
C | B | B | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Carolina Heights, Wilmington, NC average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Carolina Heights schools on SchoolGrade
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