$13.8 million
Cost of Crime™ for Hope Mills, NC
In 2025, violent crime will cost $938 per household.
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On the map, green marks the parts of Hope Mills 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 Hope Mills against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Hope Mills sits in the 30th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 30% of cities and behind 70%. The grade covers only Hope Mills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.
The violent crime rate in Hope Mills is 4.033 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 136 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 479 in the south.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Hope Mills, NC report the most violent crime, about 36 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in Hope Mills, NC
The tangible cost of violent crime in Hope Mills is projected at $13,833,122 for 2025, about $321 per resident and $938 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): 38.9%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.3%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%
How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Hope Mills Compared to Other Cities?
| Hope Mills, NC: |
$321
|
| Enfield, NC: |
$1060
|
| Wrightsville Beach, NC: |
$113
|
| North Carolina: |
$297
|
| USA: |
$258
|
The tangible cost of violent crime is $321 per resident each year in Hope Mills, which is $63 more than the national average and $24 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hope Mills:
- In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $739 more than in Hope Mills.
- In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $208 less than in Hope Mills
2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type
The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Hope Mills, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime |
Cost to Hope Mills |
Cost per Hope Mills Resident |
Murder |
$8.24 million |
$191 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$1.29 million |
$30 |
Robbery |
$580,257 |
$13 |
Assault |
$3.73 million |
$86 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$13,833,122 |
$321 |
The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Hope Mills, 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 Hope Mills totals $61,911,654 ($1,437 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $75,744,776 ($1,758 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from
property crime in Hope Mills, 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 northwest 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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Hope Mills Violent Crime Breakdown
The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Hope Mills residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
Assault |
3.011 |
Robbery |
0.4281 |
Rape |
0.4924 |
Murder |
0.1018 |
Total Violent Crime |
4.033 (D+) |
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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Hope Mills is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Hope Mills.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|
| C- | C- | C- |
| F | D- | F |
| D+ | D | D+ |
| D+ | C- | D+ |
| F | D | F |
| D- | D- | D- |
| C- | C- | C- |
| C- | D+ | C- |
| D | D | D |
| C+ | D | B |
Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations
Hope Mills 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 |
|---|
| D+ | D- | D- |
| D- | D | D |
| B- | B+ | B+ |
| C- | C | C |
| B+ | A- | A- |
| B | B | B |
| D- | D+ | D+ |
| B+ | A | A |
| D | D+ | D+ |
| B+ | C+ | C+ |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Hope Mills is as safe as the North Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.
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