Little Switzerland, NC Property Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$76,974

Cost of Crime™ for Little Switzerland, NC

In 2025, property crime will cost $319 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Little Switzerland with the least property crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Property crime is the most common category of crime, so these maps track closely with where stores, parking, and daytime foot traffic sit. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains why busy commercial blocks can look worse than the neighborhoods around them.

The C grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in Little Switzerland against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Little Switzerland sits in the 40th percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only Little Switzerland's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The property crime rate in Little Switzerland is 14.47 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally point to the northwest part of the city as the safest for their belongings. Your odds of a property-crime loss range from 1 in 57 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 88 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Little Switzerland, NC report the most property crime, about 5 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Little Switzerland, NC

Property crime in Little Switzerland is projected to cost $76,974 in 2025, about $125 per resident and $319 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. All of it is measurable loss: replaced vehicles, repaired break-ins, stolen goods, and the policing and courts that respond. Because property crime leaves a repair bill rather than a lasting injury, these tangible costs make up its full economic toll. They split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 7.4%

How Much Does Property Crime Cost in Little Switzerland Compared to Other Cities?

Little Switzerland, NC:	$125
Enfield, NC:	$349
Whispering Pines, NC:	$29
North Carolina:	$142
USA:	$136

Property crime costs $125 per resident each year in Little Switzerland, which is $11 less than the national average and $17 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Little Switzerland:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $349 per person, which is $225 more than in Little Switzerland.
In Whispering Pines, NC, crime costs $29 per person, which is $96 less than in Little Switzerland

2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for Little Switzerland, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Little Switzerland	Cost per Little Switzerland Resident
Vehicle Theft	$21,800	$35
Burglary	$31,794	$52
Theft	$20,076	$33
Arson	$3,303	$5
Total Cost of Property Crime	$76,974	$125

How the Property Crime Cost Is Estimated

Property crime carries no pain-and-suffering figure in this model. Its cost is the replacement and repair value of what was taken or damaged, plus the policing, courts, and lost offender productivity that follow. Stolen and damaged property has a market price, which is why this total is easier to pin down than the human cost of violent crime in Little Switzerland, NC. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Property Crime Maps

Property crime rates are measured per resident, so places where shoppers and commuters outnumber residents read high. Stores are where shoplifting, theft, and vehicle break-ins happen, yet almost nobody lives there, so the per-capita rate climbs. How strongly this shows on the map depends on retail density; the city has few retail establishments. A red commercial strip does not mean the homes nearby are unsafe.

Parking lots and transit stops follow the same pattern: heavy daytime traffic, few residents, so per-capita property crime reads high. To judge a residential block, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Little Switzerland Property Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which non-violent crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grade above. All property crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Little Switzerland residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.283
Vehicle Theft	2.282
Burglary	5.681
Arson	0.2217
Total Property Crime	14.47 (C)

Individual Little Switzerland Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of property crime in Little Switzerland is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Little Switzerland.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sevier, NC	C-	C+	C
Estatoe, NC	C	A	B-
Spruce Pine, NC	D-	C-	D-
North Cove, NC	C-	C	C
Woodlawn, NC	C	A-	C
Glenwood, NC	F	D-	D-
Clinchfield, NC	C	A-	C+
Hamrick, NC	B-	B	B+
Busick, NC	C+	B-	B-
Linville Falls, NC	F	D	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Little Switzerland is lower versus other cities of the same size for property crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wardell, MO	D	D	D
Crabtree, PA	A-	B+	B+
Crenshaw, PA	A-	A+	A+
Cumberland, IA	A-	A-	A-
Daniels, TX	F	D+	D+
Davis, MO	D+	C	C
Verner, WV	B-	B+	B+
Violet Hill, AR	D-	D-	D-
Walter Crossroad, TN	C	D	D
Couderay, WI	D-	F	F

Considering only the property crime rate, Little Switzerland is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

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