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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$200.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fayetteville, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $2,086 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, NC Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Fayetteville's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Fayetteville sits in the 7th percentile, ahead of 7% of cities and behind 93%. The grade covers only Fayetteville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fayetteville is 54.11 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 11 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 30 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Fayetteville, NC report the most crime, about 2,327 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 451 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fayetteville, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fayetteville for 2025 is $200,448,023, about $843 per resident and $2,086 per household. That equals 2.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

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

Fayetteville, NC:	$843
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fayetteville is $843 per year, which is $379 more than the national average and $305 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fayetteville:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $799 more than in Fayetteville.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $592 less than in Fayetteville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fayetteville	Cost per Fayetteville Resident
Murder	$68.8 million	$289
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7.73 million	$33
Robbery	$4.69 million	$20
Assault	$38.0 million	$160
Kidnapping	$2.18 million	$9
Vehicle Theft	$11.7 million	$49
Burglary	$12.2 million	$51
Theft	$28.5 million	$120
Arson	$826,822	$3
Vandalism	$15.8 million	$67
Animal Cruelty	$138,239	$1
Drug Crimes	$8.52 million	$36
Identity Theft	$1.26 million	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$200,448,023	$843

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville totals $504,060,784 ($2,120 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $704,508,807 ($2,963 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 northwest 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 Fayetteville has 18, do the same, and of Fayetteville's 237,806 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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Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.566
Robbery	0.6266
Rape	0.5362
Murder	0.1539
Total Violent Crime	6.883 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.16
Vehicle Theft	3.189
Burglary	5.647
Arson	0.1440
Total Property Crime	32.14 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1515
Drug Crimes	4.846
Vandalism	9.326
Identity Theft	0.6818
Animal Cruelty	0.0786
Total "Other" Rate	15.08 (D-)

Individual Fayetteville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fort Bragg, NC	D-	D	D-
Hope Mills, NC	C-	D+	C-
Pope Air Force Base, NC	D-	D-	D-
Eastover, NC	C-	C-	C-
Vander, NC	D+	D	D+
Parkton, NC	C-	C-	C-
Slocomb, NC	B+	A-	B+
Raeford, NC	C+	D	B
Lumber Bridge, NC	D+	C-	D+
Stedman, NC	C+	C+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fayetteville 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
Bloomington, MN	D+	B	B
Boise, ID	B	B	B
Bridgeport, CT	C	A	A
Buckeye, AZ	A-	B+	B+
Bismarck, ND	C-	B-	B-
Bowie, MD	B+	B-	B-
Boca Raton, FL	A-	A-	A-
Bellevue, WA	D-	D	D
Brooklyn, NY	C	D+	D+
Bellflower, CA	C-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, NC average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Fayetteville schools on SchoolGrade

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