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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$355,054

Cost of Crime™ for Pee Dee, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,934 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pee Dee 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 Pee Dee, NC Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Pee Dee's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Pee Dee sits in the 4th percentile, ahead of 4% of cities and behind 96%. The grade covers only Pee Dee's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Pee Dee is 66.34 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 26 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Pee Dee, NC report the most crime, about 12 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pee Dee, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pee Dee for 2025 is $355,054, about $888 per resident and $1,934 per household. That equals 3.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Pee Dee Compared to Other Cities?

Pee Dee, NC:	$888
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pee Dee is $888 per year, which is $423 more than the national average and $350 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pee Dee:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $754 more than in Pee Dee.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $637 less than in Pee Dee

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Pee Dee	Cost per Pee Dee Resident
Murder	$112,882	$282
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,961	$32
Robbery	$14,582	$36
Assault	$50,997	$127
Kidnapping	$4,947	$12
Vehicle Theft	$10,865	$27
Burglary	$22,083	$55
Theft	$67,467	$169
Arson	$2,373	$6
Vandalism	$33,461	$84
Animal Cruelty	$212	$1
Drug Crimes	$16,094	$40
Identity Theft	$6,130	$15
Total Cost of Crime	$355,054	$888

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pee Dee, 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 Pee Dee totals $829,842 ($2,075 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,184,896 ($2,962 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 Pee Dee's 400 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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Pee Dee 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 Pee Dee residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.439
Robbery	1.159
Rape	0.5344
Murder	0.1502
Total Violent Crime	6.283 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	32.57
Vehicle Theft	1.754
Burglary	6.087
Arson	0.2456
Total Property Crime	40.65 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2040
Drug Crimes	5.439
Vandalism	11.71
Identity Theft	1.980
Animal Cruelty	0.0717
Total "Other" Rate	19.40 (F)

Individual Pee Dee Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mangum, NC	D-	D-	D-
Ex-Way, NC	D	D	D
Pinkston, NC	F	F	F
Lilesville, NC	D-	D-	D-
Wade Mills, NC	F	D-	F
Ansonville, NC	D+	C+	D
Wadesboro, NC	F	F	F
Ellerbe, NC	D	D+	D+
Cedar Hill, NC	D	D+	D
South Wadesboro, NC	D	D-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pee Dee 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
Halifax, KY	A-	A-	A-
Still River, MA	A+	A-	A-
Stephens, GA	A+	B-	B-
Steeles Tavern, VA	A	B	B
Stanley, IA	B	C-	C-
St. Petersburg, PA	A	A+	A+
Squires, MO	C-	D	D
Spring Creek, NC	D+	D-	D-
Hester Heights, AL	B-	C	C
Hanley Falls, MN	D-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Pee Dee is less safe than 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 Pee Dee, NC average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Pee Dee schools on SchoolGrade

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