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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$10.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Nashville, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,825 per household.

More cost data

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

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Nashville's combined rate is higher than the norm. Nashville sits in the 18th percentile, ahead of 18% of cities and behind 82%. The grade covers only Nashville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Nashville is 39.43 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 19 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 30 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Nashville, NC report the most crime, about 101 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 41 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Nashville, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Nashville for 2025 is $10,193,365, about $689 per resident and $1,825 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

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

Nashville, NC:	$689
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Nashville is $689 per year, which is $224 more than the national average and $151 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Nashville:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $953 more than in Nashville.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $438 less than in Nashville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Nashville	Cost per Nashville Resident
Murder	$3.32 million	$224
Rape/Sexual Assault	$494,373	$33
Robbery	$562,429	$38
Assault	$2.46 million	$166
Kidnapping	$86,096	$6
Vehicle Theft	$272,291	$18
Burglary	$586,756	$40
Theft	$1.09 million	$73
Arson	$63,205	$4
Vandalism	$927,345	$63
Animal Cruelty	$3,086	$0
Drug Crimes	$266,393	$18
Identity Theft	$61,566	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$10,193,365	$689

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Nashville, 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 Nashville totals $25,297,337 ($1,709 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $35,490,702 ($2,398 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 central 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 Nashville's 14,801 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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Nashville 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 Nashville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.792
Robbery	1.208
Rape	0.5509
Murder	0.1195
Total Violent Crime	7.671 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.15
Vehicle Theft	1.188
Burglary	4.371
Arson	0.1768
Total Property Crime	19.89 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0959
Drug Crimes	2.433
Vandalism	8.770
Identity Theft	0.5374
Animal Cruelty	0.0282
Total "Other" Rate	11.86 (D+)

Individual Nashville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Momeyer, NC	D+	D	D+
Red Oak, NC	C-	D-	C-
Matthews Crossroads, NC	F	F	F
Taylors Store, NC	D-	F	D-
Rocky Mount, NC	D-	F	D-
Spring Hope, NC	D+	D+	D+
Stanhope, NC	C-	D	C
Lancaster Crossroads, NC	F	F	D-
Winstead Crossroads, NC	C+	C	C+
Drake, NC	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Nashville 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
Goulds, FL	D	F	F
South Venice, FL	A+	A+	A+
South Charleston, WV	C-	C+	C+
Somerset, PA	C+	B+	B+
Hollidaysburg, PA	A-	B	B
Highland Park, NJ	A-	A-	A-
Hazel Park, MI	D	D-	D-
Greenville, PA	B	B	B
Greece, NY	B	B-	B-
Spanish Fort, AL	B	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Nashville is as safe as 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 Nashville, NC average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Nashville schools on SchoolGrade

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