Carteret County, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Carteret County is in the 64th percentile for safety, meaning 36% of counties are safer and 64% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Carteret County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Carteret County is 0.0559 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Carteret County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Carteret County may be as high as 1 in 9,675 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 26,864 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Carteret County, NC: about 1 per year. The south part of Carteret County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Carteret County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Carteret County 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, Carteret County 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 Carteret County, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Carteret County about $7,209,885 in 2025, or roughly $105 per resident. This is part of Carteret County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Carteret County, including every crime type and how Carteret County compares to other counties.

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 Carteret County's crime maps on the Carteret County overall crime page.

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Individual Carteret County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pamlico County, NC	C	C-	C	D
Craven County, NC	C	C	C+	C-
Onslow County, NC	C-	C-	C-	C+
Jones County, NC	B	B	A-	D
Lenoir County, NC	D-	D-	D	D-
Pender County, NC	C	B	C	B
Duplin County, NC	D	D	D+	D
New Hanover County, NC	D	C+	D	B
Sampson County, NC	C-	C-	C	C-
Bladen County, NC	D	D-	D+	D

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Carteret County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Allegany County, MD	D+	D+	D+	D+
Portage County, WI	B	A-	A-	C+
Iberia Parish, LA	D	D-	D-	F
Surry County, NC	C-	C+	C+	C-
Jefferson County, AR	F	F	F	F
Troup County, GA	C	C+	C+	D+
Valencia County, NM	C	C-	C-	D+
Van Buren County, MI	A	B-	B-	A-
Kershaw County, SC	D+	C-	C-	D
Klamath County, OR	C-	C-	C-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Carteret County, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Carteret County schools on SchoolGrade

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