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

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$9.99 million

Cost of Crime™ for Taylorsville, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,037 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville, 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 Taylorsville's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Taylorsville sits in the 33rd percentile, ahead of 33% of cities and behind 67%. The grade covers only Taylorsville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Taylorsville is 30.62 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 58 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Taylorsville, NC report the most crime, about 164 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 19 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Taylorsville, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Taylorsville for 2025 is $9,991,568, about $414 per resident and $1,037 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

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

Taylorsville, NC:	$414
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Taylorsville is $414 per year, which is $51 less than the national average and $124 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Taylorsville:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,228 more than in Taylorsville.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $163 less than in Taylorsville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Taylorsville	Cost per Taylorsville Resident
Murder	$2.69 million	$111
Rape/Sexual Assault	$850,239	$35
Robbery	$301,150	$12
Assault	$1.20 million	$50
Kidnapping	$198,463	$8
Vehicle Theft	$268,206	$11
Burglary	$758,786	$31
Theft	$1.23 million	$51
Arson	$104,618	$4
Vandalism	$1.05 million	$43
Animal Cruelty	$8,000	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.08 million	$45
Identity Theft	$264,285	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$9,991,568	$414

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Taylorsville, 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 Taylorsville totals $22,317,342 ($924 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $32,308,910 ($1,337 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, of which Taylorsville has 2, do the same, and of Taylorsville's 24,163 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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Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.730
Robbery	0.3962
Rape	0.5803
Murder	0.0592
Total Violent Crime	2.766 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.808
Vehicle Theft	0.7168
Burglary	3.462
Arson	0.1793
Total Property Crime	14.17 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1355
Drug Crimes	6.030
Vandalism	6.060
Identity Theft	1.413
Animal Cruelty	0.0448
Total "Other" Rate	13.68 (D)

Individual Taylorsville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Millersville, NC	D	C-	D-
Hiddenite, NC	C+	B	B
St. Stephens, NC	C-	D+	C-
Vashti, NC	C+	C+	B+
Stony Point, NC	B-	C+	A-
Conover, NC	D+	D+	D+
Claremont, NC	C-	C-	C-
Granite Falls, NC	C	C+	C+
Hickory, NC	D	D+	D
Rhodhiss, NC	C	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Taylorsville is similar 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
Clackamas, OR	D-	C+	C+
Terrytown, LA	F	D	D
Farmington, UT	B	B+	B+
Darien, IL	B+	A	A
Dahlonega, GA	C+	B-	B-
Covington, KY	D-	C-	C-
Cortland, NY	C	D+	D+
Coral Terrace, FL	B	A-	A-
Coos Bay, OR	D-	C-	C-
Conover, NC	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Taylorsville is safer than the North Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Taylorsville, NC average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Taylorsville schools on SchoolGrade

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