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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$284,108

Cost of Crime™ for Wade Mills, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $3,017 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Wade Mills 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 Wade Mills, 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 Wade Mills's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Wade Mills sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of cities and behind 97%. The grade covers only Wade Mills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Wade Mills is 67.98 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wade Mills, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Wade Mills for 2025 is $284,108, about $1,303 per resident and $3,017 per household. That equals 7.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Wade Mills Compared to Other Cities?

Wade Mills, NC:	$1303
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Wade Mills is $1,303 per year, which is $839 more than the national average and $766 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wade Mills:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $338 more than in Wade Mills.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $1,053 less than in Wade Mills

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Wade Mills	Cost per Wade Mills Resident
Murder	$143,144	$657
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7,590	$35
Robbery	$8,170	$37
Assault	$29,735	$136
Kidnapping	$2,779	$13
Vehicle Theft	$13,142	$60
Burglary	$13,089	$60
Theft	$35,111	$161
Arson	$1,178	$5
Vandalism	$17,369	$80
Animal Cruelty	$208	$1
Drug Crimes	$12,000	$55
Identity Theft	$593	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$284,108	$1,303

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Wade Mills, 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 Wade Mills totals $994,422 ($4,562 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,278,530 ($5,865 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 Wade Mills's 218 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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Wade Mills 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 Wade Mills residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.749
Robbery	1.191
Rape	0.5742
Murder	0.3494
Total Violent Crime	6.864 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	31.10
Vehicle Theft	3.893
Burglary	6.620
Arson	0.2238
Total Property Crime	41.84 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2102
Drug Crimes	7.441
Vandalism	11.15
Identity Theft	0.3517
Animal Cruelty	0.1290
Total "Other" Rate	19.29 (F)

Individual Wade Mills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wadesboro, NC	F	F	F
Pinkston, NC	F	F	F
South Wadesboro, NC	D	D-	D+
Lilesville, NC	D-	D-	D-
Pee Dee, NC	F	D-	F
Polkton, NC	D-	D-	D-
Morven, NC	D-	D	D+
Deep Creek, NC	D	D+	D-
Kikers, NC	C-	C-	C-
McFarlan, NC	D+	D-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wade Mills 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
Mappsville, VA	D	D+	D+
Madisonville, MO	D+	D+	D+
Magness, AR	C	D	D
Magnet, IL	A	A-	A-
Maida, ND	D	C-	C-
Malden, WA	D+	D+	D+
Malmo, MN	B-	C+	C+
Manfred, AR	D-	D-	D-
Manning, ND	C+	B	B
Manson, IN	A-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Wade Mills 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 Wade Mills, NC average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Wade Mills schools on SchoolGrade

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