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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$1.76 million

Cost of Crime™ for Kitty Hawk, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $941 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Kitty Hawk 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 Kitty Hawk, 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 Kitty Hawk's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Kitty Hawk sits in the 36th percentile, ahead of 36% of cities and behind 64%. The grade covers only Kitty Hawk's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Kitty Hawk is 29.08 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 27 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 61 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Kitty Hawk, NC report the most crime, about 37 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Kitty Hawk, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Kitty Hawk for 2025 is $1,758,369, about $390 per resident and $941 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Kitty Hawk Compared to Other Cities?

Kitty Hawk, NC:	$390
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Kitty Hawk is $390 per year, which is $74 less than the national average and $148 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Kitty Hawk:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,252 more than in Kitty Hawk.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $139 less than in Kitty Hawk

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Kitty Hawk	Cost per Kitty Hawk Resident
Murder	$352,931	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$153,515	$34
Robbery	$43,176	$10
Assault	$406,406	$90
Kidnapping	$30,444	$7
Vehicle Theft	$62,552	$14
Burglary	$102,770	$23
Theft	$290,056	$64
Arson	$24,950	$6
Vandalism	$140,425	$31
Animal Cruelty	$1,901	$0
Drug Crimes	$134,951	$30
Identity Theft	$14,291	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$1,758,369	$390

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Kitty Hawk, 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 Kitty Hawk totals $3,198,898 ($709 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,957,267 ($1,099 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 Kitty Hawk has 1, do the same, and of Kitty Hawk's 4,511 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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Kitty Hawk 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 Kitty Hawk residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.137
Robbery	0.3043
Rape	0.5613
Murder	0.0416
Total Violent Crime	4.044 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.42
Vehicle Theft	0.8955
Burglary	2.512
Arson	0.2290
Total Property Crime	16.05 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1113
Drug Crimes	4.044
Vandalism	4.357
Identity Theft	0.4093
Animal Cruelty	0.0570
Total "Other" Rate	8.979 (C)

Individual Kitty Hawk Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Southern Shores, NC	C-	B	D+
Kill Devil Hills, NC	C+	B+	B-
Harbinger, NC	D-	D	D-
Duck, NC	F	C	F
Powells Point, NC	C+	D	B
Nags Head, NC	F	D	F
Jarvisburg, NC	D	D	D
Manteo, NC	D	C	D
Goat Neck, NC	D	D-	D
Weeksville, NC	B	B-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Kitty Hawk 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
Barto, PA	A+	A+	A+
Bokeelia, FL	A+	A	A
Coatesville, IN	A-	A+	A+
Dalton, PA	A	A-	A-
Fall Branch, TN	D+	D	D
Fountain, FL	A	C+	C+
Albany, OH	B-	B+	B+
Greene, ME	A	A+	A+
Rockport, IN	B+	B+	B+
Kingwood, WV	B	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Kitty Hawk 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 Kitty Hawk, NC average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Kitty Hawk schools on SchoolGrade

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