Yes, crime in ZIP 27521 is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, ZIP 27521 sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 54% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. Coats as a whole grades A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 855 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
54% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than ZIP 27521 as a whole, and 46% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. ZIP 27521 scores 855.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in ZIP 27521, Coats, NC at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in ZIP 27521 in Coats, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in ZIP 27521
Burglaries run high for an A-graded ZIP code. ZIP 27521 has 4.5 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US ZIP code, the figure is 1.2.
Crime rates and types in ZIP 27521
CrimeGrade™ estimates ZIP 27521 has about 32 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 14% less than the US as a whole and close to Coats as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 29% of crime reported in ZIP 27521. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How ZIP 27521 compares with nearby ZIP codes
Of the 10 ZIP codes closest to ZIP 27521, 8 have less crime. ZIP 27592 and ZIP 27524 have the least.
Crime costs ZIP 27521 about $994 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 18% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $7.3 million a year, or $1,095 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in ZIP 27521 means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in ZIP 27521, Coats, NC average a SchoolGrade of F: 40% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in ZIP 27521 on SchoolGrade
