This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for 28704. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
C
Overall Crime Grade™
B- |
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C |
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Other Crime Grade |
C |
$10.3 million
Cost of Crime™ for 28704, NC
In 2025, crime will cost $1,109 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of 28704 with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.
The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US zip, where 28704's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. 28704 sits in the 43rd percentile, ahead of 43% of zip codes and behind 57%. The grade covers only 28704's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby zip codes.
The overall crime rate in 28704 is 28.10 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the zip the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the south areas to 1 in 60 in the west.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of 28704, NC report the most crime, about 205 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 41 per year.
| 28704, NC: | $399 |
|---|---|
| 28208, NC: | $1438 |
| 27540, NC: | $255 |
| North Carolina: | $538 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to 28704 |
Cost per 28704 Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$2.50 million |
$97 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$956,193 |
$37 |
Robbery |
$327,228 |
$13 |
Assault |
$1.35 million |
$52 |
Kidnapping |
$299,872 |
$12 |
Vehicle Theft |
$1.04 million |
$40 |
Burglary |
$575,589 |
$22 |
Theft |
$1.45 million |
$56 |
Arson |
$98,237 |
$4 |
Vandalism |
$457,214 |
$18 |
Animal Cruelty |
$15,032 |
$1 |
Drug Crimes |
$1.13 million |
$44 |
Identity Theft |
$111,840 |
$4 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$10,307,111 |
$399 |
Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the zip holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.
Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which 28704 has 3, do the same, and of 28704's 25,862 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.
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Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
1.824 |
Robbery |
0.4023 |
Rape |
0.6098 |
Murder |
0.0514 |
Total Violent Crime |
2.888 (B-) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
10.81 |
Vehicle Theft |
2.588 |
Burglary |
2.454 |
Arson |
0.1573 |
Total Property Crime |
16.01 (C) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.1912 |
Drug Crimes |
5.900 |
Vandalism |
2.475 |
Identity Theft |
0.5587 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0786 |
Total "Other" Rate |
9.203 (C) |
Compared to surrounding zip codes, the rate of crime in 28704 is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for zip codes close to 28704.
Nearby Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
B- | B- | B | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | |
A- | A | A+ | |
B | B+ | A- | |
B+ | B | A | |
D- | D | D- | |
F | F | F | |
B- | B | B+ | |
C+ | B | C+ | |
C+ | B+ | C+ |
28704 is similar versus other zip codes of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in zip codes with comparable overall population in the zip‘s boundaries.
Similar Zip | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
B+ | B- | B- | |
B- | A- | A- | |
C | B+ | B+ | |
C | D+ | D+ | |
A- | B | B | |
D- | D | D | |
D | C+ | C+ | |
C- | B | B | |
A+ | A- | A- | |
D | D+ | D+ |
Considering only the crime rate, 28704 is safer than the North Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in 28704, NC average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See 28704 schools on SchoolGrade
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