Catherine Lake, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$548,082

Cost of Crime™ for Catherine Lake, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $786 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Catherine Lake with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Catherine Lake against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Catherine Lake sits in the 34th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 34% of cities and behind 66%. The grade covers only Catherine Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Catherine Lake is 3.756 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 143 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 718 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Catherine Lake, NC report the most violent crime, about 4 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Catherine Lake, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Catherine Lake is projected at $548,082 for 2025, about $236 per resident and $786 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Catherine Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Catherine Lake, NC:	$236
Enfield, NC:	$1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC:	$113
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $236 per resident each year in Catherine Lake, which is $22 less than the national average and $61 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Catherine Lake:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $824 more than in Catherine Lake.
In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $123 less than in Catherine Lake

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Catherine Lake, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Catherine Lake	Cost per Catherine Lake Resident
Murder	$263,784	$114
Rape/Sexual Assault	$67,184	$29
Robbery	$26,056	$11
Assault	$191,059	$82
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$548,082	$236

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Catherine Lake, NC

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Catherine Lake totals $2,129,756 ($916 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,677,838 ($1,152 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Catherine Lake, NC, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Catherine Lake Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Catherine Lake residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.863
Robbery	0.3564
Rape	0.4768
Murder	0.0604
Total Violent Crime	3.756 (C-)

Individual Catherine Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Richlands, NC	D+	C+	D+
Gum Branch, NC	B+	A-	A
Half Moon, NC	D+	B+	D+
Ervintown, NC	C	C+	B
Francktown, NC	A-	A	A+
Padgett, NC	D	F	C-
Cedar Fork, NC	D+	B	D+
Chinquapin, NC	D+	F	C
Maready, NC	B-	D	A
Jacksonville, NC	D	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Catherine Lake is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Hillsdale, NY	A+	B	B
Fairfield, VA	A	A-	A-
Orfordville, WI	C+	B	B
Oakley, KS	D-	D+	D+
Gordon, NE	D-	C-	C-
Seminole, AL	B+	A	A
South Greensburg, PA	B+	B-	B-
Startzville, TX	B+	B+	B+
Stoneboro, PA	A+	A	A
The Plains, VA	B-	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Catherine Lake is as safe as the North Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.

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