Greensboro, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Greensboro is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of cities are safer and 19% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Greensboro area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in the Greensboro area is 0.1010 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Greensboro area generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Greensboro area may be as high as 1 in 7,223 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,856 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Greensboro, NC: about 17 per year. The southeast part of the Greensboro area has fewer cases of murder with only 4 in a typical year.

How Greensboro's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in the Greensboro area 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, the Greensboro area 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 Greensboro, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Greensboro about $152,047,478 in 2025, or roughly $190 per resident. This is part of the Greensboro area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Greensboro, including every crime type and how Greensboro 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 Greensboro's crime maps on the Greensboro overall crime page.

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Individual Greensboro Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jamestown, NC	C+	B	C+	D
McLeansville, NC	B-	B-	B	C
Browns Summit, NC	B-	B-	B	C-
Pleasant Garden, NC	C+	C	C+	C-
Colfax, NC	B-	B+	B	B-
Sedalia, NC	C-	B+	C	C+
Oak Ridge, NC	B	C+	A-	C-
High Point, NC	D+	D	D+	D-
Whitsett, NC	B	B-	B	C+
Julian, NC	B-	B	C	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Greensboro 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
Stockton, CA	D	F	F	D+
Boise, ID	B	B	B	A-
Fort Myers, FL	A	B	B	A
Colorado Springs, CO	D-	D+	D+	C
Charleston, SC	D-	D	D	C-
Little Rock, AR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Dayton, OH	C-	C	C	C+
Lakeland, FL	A	B	B	A
Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-	F
Sarasota, FL	A+	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Greensboro, NC average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Greensboro schools on SchoolGrade

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