Emerald Isle, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$576,169

Cost of Crime™ for Emerald Isle, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $336 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Emerald Isle 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 B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Emerald Isle against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Emerald Isle sits in the 57th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 57% of cities and behind 43%. The grade covers only Emerald Isle's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Emerald Isle is 2.647 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 306 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 447 in the east.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Emerald Isle, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Emerald Isle is projected at $576,169 for 2025, about $156 per resident and $336 per household. That equals 0.2% 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): 45.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.7%

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

Emerald Isle, NC:	$156
Enfield, NC:	$1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC:	$113
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $156 per resident each year in Emerald Isle, which is $103 less than the national average and $141 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Emerald Isle:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $904 more than in Emerald Isle.
In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $43 less than in Emerald Isle

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Emerald Isle	Cost per Emerald Isle Resident
Murder	$222,978	$60
Rape/Sexual Assault	$134,772	$36
Robbery	$52,728	$14
Assault	$165,690	$45
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$576,169	$156

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Emerald Isle, 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 Emerald Isle totals $2,195,379 ($594 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,771,548 ($749 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Emerald Isle, 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 southwest 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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Emerald Isle Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.560
Robbery	0.4533
Rape	0.6011
Murder	0.0321
Total Violent Crime	2.647 (B-)

Individual Emerald Isle Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cape Carteret, NC	F	B+	F
Cedar Point, NC	C	A-	B+
Bogue, NC	C	A+	C
Peletier, NC	B	A	A
Swansboro, NC	C	B	B
Broad Creek, NC	B+	A-	A
Salter Path, NC	C-	C-	B
Indian Beach, NC	C-	C-	B
Stella, NC	B-	D	B
Hubert, NC	C+	C+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Emerald Isle 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
Essex, MA	B+	C	C
Arcadia, OK	A-	B+	B+
Monroeville, IN	A-	A	A
Midway South, TX	C-	D+	D+
Marble, NC	D+	C+	C+
Lincoln, ME	C+	A-	A-
Lewiston, MI	B	C	C
Lake Crystal, MN	B-	B+	B+
Helena Valley Northeast, MT	B	D+	D+
Hawthorne, NV	D-	F	F

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

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