The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Flat Rock, NC: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$1.50 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Flat Rock, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,022 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Flat Rock 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 East Flat Rock, NC Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Flat Rock's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. East Flat Rock sits in the 33rd percentile, ahead of 33% of cities and behind 67%. The grade covers only East Flat Rock's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Flat Rock is 30.39 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 40 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of East Flat Rock, NC report the most crime, about 31 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Flat Rock, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Flat Rock for 2025 is $1,496,646, about $364 per resident and $1,022 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 63.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Flat Rock Compared to Other Cities?

East Flat Rock, NC:	$364
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Flat Rock is $364 per year, which is $101 less than the national average and $174 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Flat Rock:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,278 more than in East Flat Rock.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $113 less than in East Flat Rock

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Flat Rock	Cost per East Flat Rock Resident
Murder	$245,876	$60
Rape/Sexual Assault	$126,032	$31
Robbery	$46,534	$11
Assault	$229,758	$56
Kidnapping	$49,351	$12
Vehicle Theft	$53,343	$13
Burglary	$109,469	$27
Theft	$212,113	$52
Arson	$16,512	$4
Vandalism	$122,542	$30
Animal Cruelty	$2,059	$1
Drug Crimes	$239,777	$58
Identity Theft	$43,282	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$1,496,646	$364

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Flat Rock, 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 East Flat Rock totals $2,317,011 ($563 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,813,658 ($927 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 southeast 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 East Flat Rock has 1, do the same, and of East Flat Rock's 4,116 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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East Flat Rock 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 East Flat Rock residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.944
Robbery	0.3594
Rape	0.5050
Murder	0.0318
Total Violent Crime	2.840 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.951
Vehicle Theft	0.8369
Burglary	2.932
Arson	0.1661
Total Property Crime	13.89 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1977
Drug Crimes	7.875
Vandalism	4.167
Identity Theft	1.359
Animal Cruelty	0.0676
Total "Other" Rate	13.67 (D)

Individual East Flat Rock Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in East Flat Rock is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Flat Rock.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Flat Rock, NC	C	C+	C
Valley Hill, NC	C+	B	B
Hendersonville, NC	C+	B	C+
Laurel Park, NC	B	A	A-
Zirconia, NC	B	C+	A-
Saluda, NC	D+	C-	C-
Upward, NC	B	A+	B+
Etowah, NC	B+	B	A-
Lynn, NC	C+	C+	A
Horse Shoe, NC	B	B-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Flat Rock is similar 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
Carter Lake, IA	D+	C-	C-
Cool, CA	B+	B+	B+
Sauquoit, NY	A+	A	A
Itta Bena, MS	D+	C+	C+
Altha, FL	A+	B+	B+
Lowell, NC	F	D-	D-
Mapleton, IL	A+	B	B
Milan, OH	B+	A-	A-
Oakridge, OR	F	D-	D-
Pahoa, HI	D-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, East Flat Rock 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 East Flat Rock, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See East Flat Rock schools on SchoolGrade

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