Davis, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Davis

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Davis residents.

 

Davis, NC Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
C
C-
Other Crime Grade
F

$25,650

Cost of Crime™ for Davis, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $499 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Davis 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 Davis against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Davis sits in the 42nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 42% of cities and behind 58%. The grade covers only Davis's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Davis is 3.280 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 174 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 380 in the central.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Davis, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Davis is projected at $25,650 for 2025, about $264 per resident and $499 per household. That equals 0.6% 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:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

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

Davis, NC: $264
Enfield, NC: $1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC: $113
North Carolina: $297
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $264 per resident each year in Davis, which is $6 more than the national average and $33 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Davis:
  • In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $796 more than in Davis.
  • In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $152 less than in Davis

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Davis, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Davis
Cost per Davis Resident
Murder
$14,755
$152
Rape/Sexual Assault
$3,527
$36
Robbery
$1,471
$15
Assault
$5,898
$61
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$25,650
$264

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Davis, 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 Davis totals $116,808 ($1,204 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $142,458 ($1,469 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Davis, 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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Davis Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.117
Robbery
0.4820
Rape
0.5997
Murder
0.0809
Total Violent Crime
3.280 (C)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
D
D
C-
C+
B-
D
D+
D+
D-
D-
D
C-
C+
B
C-
C+
C+
B+
A+
A-
D+
B
C
D-
D-
D
C-
D
A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Davis is lower 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
A
A+
A+
C+
A+
A+
C-
C-
C-
D+
A-
A-
B
C-
C-
D+
D+
D+
B+
A-
A-
C-
D+
D+
D-
F
F
D+
D-
D-

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

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