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

Crime per Capita in Scotland Neck

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Scotland Neck. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Scotland Neck, NC Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$6.14 million

Cost of Crime™ for Scotland Neck, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $3,481 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Scotland Neck 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 Scotland Neck, 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 Scotland Neck's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Scotland Neck sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Scotland Neck's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Scotland Neck is 117.9 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 6 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 11 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Scotland Neck, NC report the most crime, about 69 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 19 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Scotland Neck, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Scotland Neck for 2025 is $6,136,668, about $1,810 per resident and $3,481 per household. That equals 6.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Scotland Neck Compared to Other Cities?

Scotland Neck, NC: $1810
Enfield, NC: $1641
St. James, NC: $251
North Carolina: $538
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Scotland Neck is $1,810 per year, which is $1,345 more than the national average and $1,272 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Scotland Neck:
  • In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $168 less than in Scotland Neck.
  • In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $1,559 less than in Scotland Neck

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Scotland Neck for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Scotland Neck
Cost per Scotland Neck Resident
Murder
$2.22 million
$654
Rape/Sexual Assault
$106,492
$31
Robbery
$136,922
$40
Assault
$1.35 million
$399
Kidnapping
$71,550
$21
Vehicle Theft
$183,990
$54
Burglary
$269,275
$79
Theft
$1.02 million
$302
Arson
$20,125
$6
Vandalism
$526,661
$155
Animal Cruelty
$2,403
$1
Drug Crimes
$180,536
$53
Identity Theft
$42,921
$13
Total Cost of Crime
$6,136,668
$1,810

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Scotland Neck, 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 Scotland Neck totals $15,595,275 ($4,599 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,731,942 ($6,409 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 Scotland Neck's 3,391 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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Scotland Neck 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 Scotland Neck residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
13.89
Robbery
1.284
Rape
0.5179
Murder
0.3482
Total Violent Crime
16.04 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
58.32
Vehicle Theft
3.504
Burglary
8.755
Arson
0.2458
Total Property Crime
70.82 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3480
Drug Crimes
7.197
Vandalism
21.74
Identity Theft
1.635
Animal Cruelty
0.0958
Total "Other" Rate
31.02 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D
D
D
F
F
D-
F
D-
D-
F
F
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Scotland Neck 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
A
B
B
D+
D+
D+
D
D+
D+
A-
A+
A+
B
B+
B+
D+
B-
B-
C-
D+
D+
C
C+
C+
B+
A
A
D-
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Scotland Neck 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 Scotland Neck, NC average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 15% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Scotland Neck schools on SchoolGrade

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