Cullowhee, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$2.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cullowhee, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $527 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cullowhee 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 Cullowhee against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Cullowhee sits in the 38th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 38% of cities and behind 62%. The grade covers only Cullowhee's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Cullowhee is 3.476 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 259 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 444 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Cullowhee, NC report the most violent crime, about 18 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cullowhee, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Cullowhee is projected at $2,578,925 for 2025, about $242 per resident and $527 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 40.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

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

Cullowhee, NC:	$242
Enfield, NC:	$1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC:	$113
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $242 per resident each year in Cullowhee, which is $16 less than the national average and $55 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cullowhee:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $818 more than in Cullowhee.
In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $130 less than in Cullowhee

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Cullowhee	Cost per Cullowhee Resident
Murder	$1.37 million	$129
Rape/Sexual Assault	$298,977	$28
Robbery	$127,283	$12
Assault	$783,860	$74
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,578,925	$242

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Cullowhee, 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 Cullowhee totals $10,755,132 ($1,010 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,334,056 ($1,253 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Cullowhee, 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 north part of the city has more 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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Cullowhee Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.564
Robbery	0.3801
Rape	0.4632
Murder	0.0684
Total Violent Crime	3.476 (C-)

Individual Cullowhee Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Forest Hills, NC	D-	D+	F
Speedwell, NC	D-	B+	F
East Laport, NC	D+	C-	C-
Erastus, NC	D-	B+	F
Pumpkintown, NC	D	C	D
Webster, NC	F	D-	F
Sylva, NC	D	C-	D
Tuckasegee, NC	C-	D	C-
Dillsboro, NC	D-	D	D-
Gay, NC	D+	D+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cullowhee 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
West Point, UT	C+	A-	A-
Redland, MD	B+	B	B
Athol, MA	A-	C+	C+
Ringwood, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Playa Del Rey, CA	C-	C-	C-
Rochester, IN	B-	C+	C+
Rockwood, MI	A-	B-	B-
Pingree Grove, IL	A+	A	A
Westville, NJ	B	B-	B-
Weston, CT	B+	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Cullowhee is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

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