Winterville, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Winterville is in the 43rd percentile for safety, meaning 57% of cities are safer and 43% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Winterville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Winterville is 0.0652 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Winterville generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Winterville may be as high as 1 in 9,077 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 29,362 in the west part of the city.

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

How Winterville's Murder Rate Compares

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

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

The Cost of Murder in Winterville, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Winterville about $3,613,338 in 2025, or roughly $122 per resident. This is part of Winterville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Winterville, including every crime type and how Winterville 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 Winterville's crime maps on the Winterville overall crime page.

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Individual Winterville Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Greenville, NC	F	D	F	D+
Ayden, NC	D+	D+	C-	D+
Rock Spring, NC	C-	C	D+	C
Rountree, NC	C	C	C	D+
Bellarthur, NC	C-	C+	C-	C+
Simpson, NC	D-	B	F	C
Scuffleton, NC	C	C	C	D
California, NC	D-	D-	D-	D+
Bruce, NC	C-	C	C-	D-
Grimesland, NC	C	B-	C	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Winterville is similar 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
Puerto Real, PR	F	F	F	F
Moscow, ID	D	C+	C+	A+
Moultrie, GA	C-	C-	C-	D+
Mount Airy, MD	B-	B	B	C-
Mustang, OK	B-	B+	B+	C
Norco, CA	C-	C-	C-	B
Pataskala, OH	A-	A-	A-	A-
Pewaukee, WI	B+	A-	A-	C
Piedmont, SC	D	D	D	D+
Plainview, NY	B	B+	B+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Winterville, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Winterville schools on SchoolGrade

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