Hickory Rock, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

Which crimes are included?

$339,252

Cost of Crime™ for Hickory Rock, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,037 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hickory Rock 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Hickory Rock against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Hickory Rock sits in the 19th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only Hickory Rock's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Hickory Rock is 5.005 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 125 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 329 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Hickory Rock, NC report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hickory Rock, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Hickory Rock is projected at $339,252 for 2025, about $437 per resident and $1,037 per household. That equals 1.4% 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): 37.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Hickory Rock, NC:	$437
Enfield, NC:	$1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC:	$113
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $437 per resident each year in Hickory Rock, which is $178 more than the national average and $139 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hickory Rock:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $623 more than in Hickory Rock.
In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $324 less than in Hickory Rock

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Hickory Rock	Cost per Hickory Rock Resident
Murder	$218,784	$282
Rape/Sexual Assault	$20,703	$27
Robbery	$14,154	$18
Assault	$85,610	$110
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$339,252	$437

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Hickory Rock, 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 Hickory Rock totals $1,574,910 ($2,027 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,914,162 ($2,464 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Hickory Rock, 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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Hickory Rock Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.836
Robbery	0.5791
Rape	0.4394
Murder	0.1498
Total Violent Crime	5.005 (D)

Individual Hickory Rock Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mapleville, NC	F	F	F
Gupton, NC	D	D+	D
Justice, NC	D-	D	D-
Centerville, NC	D	C	D
Ingleside, NC	D-	D	D-
Louisburg, NC	D	D	D
Lancaster Crossroads, NC	F	F	D-
Castalia, NC	D-	F	D-
Alert, NC	D	D	D
Wood, NC	D-	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hickory Rock is similar 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
East Point, TX	C+	D+	D+
Wiggins Crossroads, NC	D-	C	C
Falling Water, TN	C	C-	C-
Fairdealing, MO	D+	C-	C-
Fairchilds, TX	B-	D	D
Estherwood, LA	C	C-	C-
Yankeetown, OH	B	B+	B+
Emmonak, AK	D-	F	F
Ellenburg Depot, NY	B-	C-	C-
Elkton, OR	D+	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Hickory Rock is less safe than the North Carolina state average and less safe than the national average.

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