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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$8.42 million

Cost of Crime™ for Willow Spring, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $1,016 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Willow Spring 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 Willow Spring, NC Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Willow Spring's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Willow Spring sits in the 59th percentile, ahead of 59% of cities and behind 41%. The grade covers only Willow Spring's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Willow Spring is 21.19 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 36 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 55 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Willow Spring, NC report the most crime, about 109 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 14 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Willow Spring, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Willow Spring for 2025 is $8,416,493, about $348 per resident and $1,016 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Willow Spring Compared to Other Cities?

Willow Spring, NC:	$348
Enfield, NC:	$1641
St. James, NC:	$251
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Willow Spring is $348 per year, which is $116 less than the national average and $190 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Willow Spring:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,641 per person, which is $1,294 more than in Willow Spring.
In St. James, NC, crime costs $251 per person, which is $97 less than in Willow Spring

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Willow Spring	Cost per Willow Spring Resident
Murder	$2.93 million	$121
Rape/Sexual Assault	$657,147	$27
Robbery	$303,587	$13
Assault	$930,593	$38
Kidnapping	$139,700	$6
Vehicle Theft	$690,387	$29
Burglary	$329,872	$14
Theft	$887,998	$37
Arson	$83,751	$3
Vandalism	$399,850	$17
Animal Cruelty	$12,425	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.03 million	$43
Identity Theft	$20,163	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$8,416,493	$348

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Willow Spring, 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 Willow Spring totals $22,914,803 ($947 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $31,331,296 ($1,295 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 Willow Spring has 1, do the same, and of Willow Spring's 24,192 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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Willow Spring 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 Willow Spring residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.339
Robbery	0.3990
Rape	0.4480
Murder	0.0644
Total Violent Crime	2.251 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.088
Vehicle Theft	1.843
Burglary	1.503
Arson	0.1434
Total Property Crime	10.58 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0952
Drug Crimes	5.777
Vandalism	2.314
Identity Theft	0.1077
Animal Cruelty	0.0694
Total "Other" Rate	8.363 (C+)

Individual Willow Spring Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Angier, NC	B-	B	B-
Hardee Cross Roads, NC	B-	C	B
Fuquay-Varina, NC	C+	B	C+
Pine Hurst Park, NC	C	A-	C
Garner, NC	C-	C+	D+
Coats Crossroads, NC	A-	B+	A
Coats, NC	C	C+	C
Holly Springs, NC	B+	A+	A-
Flowers, NC	A	B+	A
Benson, NC	D+	D	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Willow Spring is lower 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
Alpine, CA	B-	C-	C-
Altamont, OR	D+	D+	D+
Norwalk, OH	B+	B+	B+
Parma Heights, OH	D+	B-	B-
Park Forest, IL	C-	C-	C-
Palm Valley, FL	A+	A+	A+
Owens Cross Roads, AL	A-	A+	A+
Ottawa, IL	B	B+	B+
Oroville, CA	D-	D-	D-
Orange City, FL	A-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Willow Spring 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 Willow Spring, NC average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Willow Spring schools on SchoolGrade

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