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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$77,976

Cost of Crime™ for Love Valley, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $661 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Love Valley 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 Love Valley, 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 Love Valley's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Love Valley sits in the 51st percentile, ahead of 51% of cities and behind 49%. The grade covers only Love Valley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Love Valley is 23.69 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 36 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 44 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Love Valley, NC report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Love Valley, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Love Valley for 2025 is $77,976, about $359 per resident and $661 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Love Valley Compared to Other Cities?

Love Valley, NC:	$359
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Love Valley is $359 per year, which is $105 less than the national average and $178 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Love Valley:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,282 more than in Love Valley.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $109 less than in Love Valley

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Love Valley	Cost per Love Valley Resident
Murder	$25,779	$119
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5,593	$26
Robbery	$2,295	$11
Assault	$6,943	$32
Kidnapping	$1,876	$9
Vehicle Theft	$2,020	$9
Burglary	$5,185	$24
Theft	$4,186	$19
Arson	$1,396	$6
Vandalism	$10,701	$49
Animal Cruelty	$114	$1
Drug Crimes	$11,810	$54
Identity Theft	$79	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$77,976	$359

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Love Valley, 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 Love Valley totals $200,313 ($923 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $278,289 ($1,282 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 city holds few 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 Love Valley's 217 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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Love Valley 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 Love Valley residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.114
Robbery	0.3362
Rape	0.4250
Murder	0.0632
Total Violent Crime	1.939 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.725
Vehicle Theft	0.6012
Burglary	2.634
Arson	0.2664
Total Property Crime	7.227 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1426
Drug Crimes	7.358
Vandalism	6.903
Identity Theft	0.0467
Animal Cruelty	0.0710
Total "Other" Rate	14.52 (D-)

Individual Love Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Union Grove, NC	C	C-	B
Vashti, NC	C+	C+	B+
Hiddenite, NC	C+	B	B
Olin, NC	C	C-	B-
Stony Point, NC	B-	C+	A-
Harmony, NC	B-	B+	B+
Moravian Falls, NC	D	D	D+
Houstonville, NC	B-	C	B
Taylorsville, NC	C-	C+	C
Millersville, NC	D	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Love Valley is lower 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
Garber, IA	A	B-	B-
Tannehill, LA	C	C-	C-
Taintor, IA	A-	A-	A-
Swannsylvania, TN	C	C	C
Svensen, OR	D+	D	D
Surprise, IN	B+	B+	B+
Grit, TX	F	F	F
Greilickville, MI	B-	D+	D+
Gold Dale, VA	A	A+	A+
Glennallen, AK	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Love Valley 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 Love Valley, NC average SchoolGrade of A+, with 74% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Love Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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