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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$1.04 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hays, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $828 per household.

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

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Hays's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Hays sits in the 56th percentile, ahead of 56% of cities and behind 44%. The grade covers only Hays's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hays is 22.13 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 41 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 50 in the southeast.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Hays, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hays for 2025 is $1,035,719, about $338 per resident and $828 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): 57.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

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

Hays, NC:	$338
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hays is $338 per year, which is $126 less than the national average and $200 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hays:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,304 more than in Hays.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $87 less than in Hays

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Hays	Cost per Hays Resident
Murder	$255,137	$83
Rape/Sexual Assault	$94,621	$31
Robbery	$46,987	$15
Assault	$158,971	$52
Kidnapping	$25,443	$8
Vehicle Theft	$27,433	$9
Burglary	$118,744	$39
Theft	$55,636	$18
Arson	$16,496	$5
Vandalism	$101,847	$33
Animal Cruelty	$915	$0
Drug Crimes	$128,219	$42
Identity Theft	$5,271	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$1,035,719	$338

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hays, 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 Hays totals $2,209,475 ($721 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,245,194 ($1,059 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 do the same, and of Hays's 3,065 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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Hays 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 Hays residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.806
Robbery	0.4874
Rape	0.5092
Murder	0.0443
Total Violent Crime	2.847 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.505
Vehicle Theft	0.5780
Burglary	4.271
Arson	0.2229
Total Property Crime	8.577 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1369
Drug Crimes	5.655
Vandalism	4.651
Identity Theft	0.2222
Animal Cruelty	0.0403
Total "Other" Rate	10.71 (C-)

Individual Hays Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
McGrady, NC	C+	A	C+
North Wilkesboro, NC	D	C-	C-
Moxley, NC	B-	B	B
Traphill, NC	C-	C-	C+
Roaring River, NC	D+	C	C-
Cricket, NC	D+	C-	C
Millers Creek, NC	C-	C	C
Joynes, NC	C+	B-	B-
Vannoy, NC	D+	C	C
Wilkesboro, NC	D+	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hays 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
Granger, IA	A+	B+	B+
Sugarloaf, PA	A+	A	A
Trafford, AL	B-	B-	B-
Lake Royale, NC	C+	C	C
Tremont, IL	A+	A	A
Spring Valley, MN	C+	B-	B-
Holland, NY	A	B	B
Heathsville, VA	B	C+	C+
Goodview, MN	C	B	B
Enterprise, MS	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Hays is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hays, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 59% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hays schools on SchoolGrade

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