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

Crime per Capita in Dobbins Heights

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Dobbins Heights. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Dobbins Heights, NC Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

D-
D+
Other Crime Grade
D-

$672,239

Cost of Crime™ for Dobbins Heights, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $2,032 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dobbins Heights 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 Dobbins Heights, 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 Dobbins Heights's combined rate is higher than the norm. Dobbins Heights sits in the 15th percentile, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only Dobbins Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Dobbins Heights is 42.34 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 24 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Dobbins Heights, NC report the most crime, about 9 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dobbins Heights, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dobbins Heights for 2025 is $672,239, about $977 per resident and $2,032 per household. That equals 4.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Dobbins Heights Compared to Other Cities?

Dobbins Heights, NC: $977
Enfield, NC: $1641
St. James, NC: $251
North Carolina: $538
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dobbins Heights is $977 per year, which is $513 more than the national average and $439 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dobbins Heights:
  • In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $664 more than in Dobbins Heights.
  • In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $727 less than in Dobbins Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Dobbins Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Dobbins Heights
Cost per Dobbins Heights Resident
Murder
$333,754
$485
Rape/Sexual Assault
$20,726
$30
Robbery
$19,541
$28
Assault
$100,733
$146
Kidnapping
$10,368
$15
Vehicle Theft
$28,513
$41
Burglary
$41,085
$60
Theft
$35,028
$51
Arson
$2,454
$4
Vandalism
$60,173
$87
Animal Cruelty
$390
$1
Drug Crimes
$13,711
$20
Identity Theft
$5,763
$8
Total Cost of Crime
$672,239
$977

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dobbins Heights, 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 Dobbins Heights totals $2,341,451 ($3,403 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,013,689 ($4,380 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Dobbins Heights's 688 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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Dobbins Heights 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 Dobbins Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.098
Robbery
0.9029
Rape
0.4968
Murder
0.2581
Total Violent Crime
6.756 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
9.831
Vehicle Theft
2.676
Burglary
6.584
Arson
0.1477
Total Property Crime
19.24 (D+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2485
Drug Crimes
2.694
Vandalism
12.24
Identity Theft
1.082
Animal Cruelty
0.0767
Total "Other" Rate
16.34 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
D-
D-
D-
D
D-
D-
D-
D-
D-
D-
F
D-
D-
F
F
F
C
C-
B
D
D+
D
D
D+
D-
C-
D
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dobbins Heights 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
D
F
F
A+
A+
A+
D-
C
C
B
D+
D+
B
A-
A-
F
F
F
A
A
A
D
D-
D-
C+
D
D
D-
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Dobbins Heights is less safe than the North Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dobbins Heights, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Dobbins Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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