The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ash, NC: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$743,305

Cost of Crime™ for Ash, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $907 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Ash 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.

Is Ash, NC Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Ash's combined rate is higher than the norm. Ash sits in the 27th percentile, ahead of 27% of cities and behind 73%. The grade covers only Ash's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ash is 33.37 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Ash, NC report the most crime, about 17 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ash, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ash for 2025 is $743,305, about $388 per resident and $907 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ash Compared to Other Cities?

Ash, NC:	$388
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ash is $388 per year, which is $76 less than the national average and $150 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ash:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,254 more than in Ash.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $137 less than in Ash

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Ash for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Ash	Cost per Ash Resident
Murder	$153,488	$80
Rape/Sexual Assault	$69,725	$36
Robbery	$34,506	$18
Assault	$100,038	$52
Kidnapping	$14,243	$7
Vehicle Theft	$14,469	$8
Burglary	$41,798	$22
Theft	$183,091	$96
Arson	$9,595	$5
Vandalism	$35,783	$19
Animal Cruelty	$625	$0
Drug Crimes	$72,730	$38
Identity Theft	$13,214	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$743,305	$388

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ash, NC

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Ash totals $1,395,760 ($728 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,139,066 ($1,116 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

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 city 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 Ash has 1, do the same, and of Ash's 1,917 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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Ash Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Ash residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.817
Robbery	0.5722
Rape	0.5999
Murder	0.0426
Total Violent Crime	3.032 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	18.44
Vehicle Theft	0.4874
Burglary	2.404
Arson	0.2073
Total Property Crime	21.54 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1225
Drug Crimes	5.129
Vandalism	2.613
Identity Theft	0.8906
Animal Cruelty	0.0441
Total "Other" Rate	8.799 (C)

Individual Ash Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Ash is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Ash.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Longwood, NC	C	C-	C+
New Britton, NC	B	C+	B
Reeves, NC	C	C	C
Regan, NC	D-	C+	D-
Grissettown, NC	D+	D+	D+
Pireway, NC	D	C+	D
Calabash, NC	C	D+	C+
Olyphic, NC	D-	B	F
Exum, NC	D-	C+	D-
Carolina Shores, NC	A-	B	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ash is higher versus other cities of the same size for 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
Kemmerer, WY	C-	A-	A-
McClellanville, SC	F	F	F
Shellsburg, IA	B-	A	A
Kendall, NY	A+	C+	C+
Kenilworth, IL	C+	A-	A-
Nokomis, IL	B-	A-	A-
Oak Creek, CO	D+	C-	C-
Princeville, IL	A-	A	A
Puxico, MO	D	D-	D-
Rockwood, PA	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Ash is as safe as 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 Ash, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Ash schools on SchoolGrade

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