New Bern, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. New Bern is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of cities are safer and 25% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Bern's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in New Bern is 0.0895 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Bern generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in New Bern may be as high as 1 in 6,021 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,782 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How New Bern's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in New Bern 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, New Bern is as safe as 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 New Bern, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of New Bern about $9,222,621 in 2025, or roughly $168 per resident. This is part of New Bern's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Bern, including every crime type and how New Bern 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 New Bern's crime maps on the New Bern overall crime page.

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Individual New Bern Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Trent Woods, NC	A	A-	A+	C-
James City, NC	D	D+	D+	D
Bridgeton, NC	D	F	D+	D+
Fairfield Harbour, NC	B-	B-	B	C+
Forest, NC	D	D+	D	D+
Thurman, NC	A	A+	A+	C
River Bend, NC	B	C	A-	B-
Rowes Corner, NC	D	D+	D	D+
Olympia, NC	A-	B+	B	B-
Reelsboro, NC	B+	A-	A-	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

New Bern 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
Rockwall, TX	C	C+	C+	C
Asheboro, NC	D+	C-	C-	D
Middleburg, FL	A+	A	A	A
Minnetonka, MN	D	B+	B+	B+
Monroe, MI	B-	C-	C-	B
Morgan Hill, CA	B-	C-	C-	A
New Castle, DE	F	D-	D-	C+
New Iberia, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Normal, IL	B+	A-	A-	B+
Olive Branch, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Bern, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See New Bern schools on SchoolGrade

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