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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$715,451

Cost of Crime™ for Sapphire, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $761 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sapphire 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 Sapphire, 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 Sapphire's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Sapphire sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only Sapphire's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sapphire is 27.72 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 55 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Sapphire, NC report the most crime, about 8 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sapphire, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sapphire for 2025 is $715,451, about $382 per resident and $761 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

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

Sapphire, NC:	$382
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sapphire is $382 per year, which is $82 less than the national average and $155 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sapphire:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,259 more than in Sapphire.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $132 less than in Sapphire

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sapphire	Cost per Sapphire Resident
Murder	$153,566	$82
Rape/Sexual Assault	$63,450	$34
Robbery	$32,742	$17
Assault	$100,814	$54
Kidnapping	$33,132	$18
Vehicle Theft	$12,770	$7
Burglary	$83,422	$45
Theft	$80,331	$43
Arson	$11,358	$6
Vandalism	$69,772	$37
Animal Cruelty	$1,464	$1
Drug Crimes	$46,956	$25
Identity Theft	$25,675	$14
Total Cost of Crime	$715,451	$382

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sapphire, 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 Sapphire totals $1,365,210 ($730 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,080,662 ($1,112 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 north 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 Sapphire has 1, do the same, and of Sapphire's 1,871 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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Sapphire 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 Sapphire residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.876
Robbery	0.5563
Rape	0.5593
Murder	0.0437
Total Violent Crime	3.036 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.290
Vehicle Theft	0.4407
Burglary	4.916
Arson	0.2514
Total Property Crime	13.90 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2921
Drug Crimes	3.393
Vandalism	5.220
Identity Theft	1.773
Animal Cruelty	0.1057
Total "Other" Rate	10.78 (D+)

Individual Sapphire Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cashiers, NC	D	C-	D+
Lake Toxaway, NC	D	D+	D
Reid, NC	C-	C+	D
Glenville, NC	C-	D+	C
Wolf Mountain, NC	D+	D-	C-
Quebec, NC	C-	C	C-
Rosman, NC	C+	B-	B-
Balsam Grove, NC	F	F	D-
Tuckasegee, NC	C-	D	C-
Highlands, NC	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sapphire 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
Head of the Harbor, NY	B-	A	A
Rucker, CA	D+	B-	B-
Rollingwood, TX	D+	C	C
Rices Landing, PA	B+	A-	A-
Reedsville, OH	B-	B+	B+
Lost Creek, WV	A	A	A
Logantown, KY	C	A	A
Kimper, KY	C+	C+	C+
Kachemak, AK	A	C	C
Jewett, OH	B	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Sapphire 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 Sapphire, NC average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sapphire schools on SchoolGrade

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