The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lillington, NC
Lillington is a town of 21,200 in Harnett County, about 14 miles south of downtown Fuquay-Varina · Updated November 2026
Is Lillington, NC safe?
Yes, crime in Lillington is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Lillington sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 55% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Lillington run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 858 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
55% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lillington as a whole, and 45% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lillington scores 858.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Lillington, NC at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lillington, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Lillington
Burglary stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; Lillington has 3.2.
The safest and least safe parts of Lillington
Every part of Lillington where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Lillington run from A+ to B+; 65% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Lillington, the southwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in Lillington
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lillington has about 30 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 21% less than the US as a whole and 27% less than North Carolina.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Lillington is assault, about 36% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Lillington
Lillington has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Vandalism
Stores and businesses (25%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Lillington compares with nearby cities
Lillington has more crime than 5 of its 6 nearest cities. Cokesbury and Broadway have the least crime nearby.
Walkability, night lighting and transit in Lillington
Two things set Lillington apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (4 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 37% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, and theft runs low here.
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 96% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (4 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 94% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.37% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Lillington: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 78% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 77% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.29 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 72% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Lillington
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Lillington about $1,225 a year per household, about the same as the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $30 million a year, or $1,393 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.2 million
$102
Rape
$350,000
$16
Robbery
$94,000
$4
Assault
$2.7 million
$129
Burglary
$600,000
$28
Theft
$1,000,000
$47
Vehicle theft
$540,000
$25
Arson
$78,000
$4
Vandalism
$630,000
$30
Total
$8.2 million
$386
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Lillington means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Lillington, NC average a SchoolGrade of D-: 41% of students test proficient, against 40% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Lillington on SchoolGrade
