Madison Park, Charlotte, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Madison Park is a neighborhood of 6,060 residents in Charlotte, about 4 miles south of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Madison Park?

Madison Park grades B for violent crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 77% of Americans live. Assaults make up 81% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Charlotte as a whole grades C+ for violent crime.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 669 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

23% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Madison Park as a whole, and 77% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Madison Park scores 669.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 591 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
C
Property crimeSafety score 456 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Madison Park

Map of Madison Park shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Madison Park, Charlotte, NC at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Madison Park in Charlotte, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Violent crime rates and types in Madison Park

CrimeGrade™ estimates Madison Park has about 19 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 43% more than the US as a whole and close to Charlotte as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Madison Park, about 81% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderBunder 10.080.05
RapeA20.260.38
RobberyC+203.30.62
AssaultB+9415.612.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when violent crime happens in Charlotte

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department polices Madison Park; these figures cover Charlotte as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Charlotte as a whole, 57% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at stores and businesses: 48% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyStores and businesses (48%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (57%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


Violent crime in Madison Park and nearby neighborhoods

Madison Park has less violent crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Madison ParkB669B-6,060
Closeburn-Glenkirk 1 mileC+477C4,040
Collingwood 1 mileC422D+3,860
Ashbrook-Clawson Village 1 mileB+718B-2,640
Barclay Downs 1 mileA+931A5,310
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Starmount 2 milesD+302C-4,640
Myers Park 2 milesA890A-12,600
Sedgefield 2 milesB-559C-4,500
Montclaire South 2 milesF17D-15,500
Quail Hollow 2 milesA-807A-3,680
Beverly Woods 3 milesA904A6,670

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Madison Park. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Madison Park is safer than 51% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Madison ParkB669B-6,060
Bay Colony, League City, TXA-837A-6,080
The Oaks, Bakersfield, CAA-793B+6,050
Fairmount, Fort Worth, TXB630B-6,060
Hartwell, Cincinnati, OHB-551B-6,050
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, COC+476C-6,060
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights, ILF0F6,050
Eastland-Wilora Lake, Charlotte, NCF0F6,080
Old Saginaw City, Saginaw, MIF0F6,080
Schoolcraft Southfield, Detroit, MIF0F6,050
Russell Woods, Detroit, MIF0F6,060

Tree cover, jobs and walkability in Madison Park

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set Madison Park apart: it has tree cover over 32% of the land where people live, against 21% nationally, and 104 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with a lot of tree cover tend to report less robbery, yet robbery runs higher here than that would suggest.

Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.32% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.104 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 89% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more assault.C- (30 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Bars and nightlifeBars, lounges, clubs and casinos. Places with more bars tend to report more assault and robbery.1.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 0.6Higher than for 86% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What violent crime costs Madison Park

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Madison Park about $12 million a year, or $1,919 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $2.7 million, or $447 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
  • The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department publishes its own crime data

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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