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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$129,554

Cost of Crime™ for Vests, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,024 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vests 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 Vests, 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 Vests's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Vests sits in the 31st percentile, ahead of 31% of cities and behind 69%. The grade covers only Vests's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Vests is 31.61 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 30 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 32 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Vests, NC report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vests, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vests for 2025 is $129,554, about $494 per resident and $1,024 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

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

Vests, NC:	$494
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vests is $494 per year, which is $30 more than the national average and $43 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vests:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,147 more than in Vests.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $244 less than in Vests

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Vests	Cost per Vests Resident
Murder	$29,565	$113
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8,731	$33
Robbery	$4,250	$16
Assault	$37,605	$144
Kidnapping	$2,001	$8
Vehicle Theft	$2,079	$8
Burglary	$6,382	$24
Theft	$11,645	$44
Arson	$1,903	$7
Vandalism	$11,268	$43
Animal Cruelty	$113	$0
Drug Crimes	$12,701	$48
Identity Theft	$1,311	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$129,554	$494

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vests, 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 Vests totals $249,436 ($952 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $378,990 ($1,447 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 Vests's 262 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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Vests 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 Vests residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.998
Robbery	0.5157
Rape	0.5496
Murder	0.0600
Total Violent Crime	6.123 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.582
Vehicle Theft	0.5125
Burglary	2.685
Arson	0.3008
Total Property Crime	12.08 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1259
Drug Crimes	6.554
Vandalism	6.020
Identity Theft	0.6463
Animal Cruelty	0.0586
Total "Other" Rate	13.40 (D)

Individual Vests Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oak Park, NC	D+	B	D
Ogreeta, NC	C-	C-	C-
Violet, NC	D+	C-	D+
Letitia, NC	D+	F	A-
Grape Creek, NC	B	C+	A
Unaka, NC	C+	C	B-
Murphy, NC	D	C	D
Farner, TN	C+	D+	B+
Turtletown, TN	C+	D+	B+
Cokercreek, TN	B	B-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vests 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
North Blandford, MA	A	A-	A-
Navina, OK	C+	B-	B-
Naxera, VA	B	C	C
Neals Run, WV	C-	D	D
Nectarine, PA	A+	A+	A+
Needmore, OH	B+	D-	D-
Needmore, WV	B+	A	A
Neeper, MO	D-	B-	B-
Nettleton, MO	B	C-	C-
New Albion, NY	A	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Vests 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 Vests, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Vests schools on SchoolGrade

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