Nash County, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$51.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Nash County, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,335 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Nash County 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 Nash County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Nash County sits in the 10th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 10% of counties and behind 90%. The grade covers only Nash County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Nash County is 7.137 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 64 in the east areas to 1 in 197 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Nash County, NC report the most violent crime, about 105 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 47 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Nash County, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Nash County is projected at $51,195,905 for 2025, about $533 per resident and $1,335 per household. That equals 1.6% 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:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 38.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Nash County Compared to Other Counties?

Nash County, NC:	$533
Cumberland County, NC:	$448
Henderson County, NC:	$193
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $533 per resident each year in Nash County, which is $275 more than the national average and $236 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Nash County:

In Cumberland County, NC, crime costs $448 per person, which is $85 less than in Nash County.
In Henderson County, NC, crime costs $193 per person, which is $340 less than in Nash County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Nash County	Cost per Nash County Resident
Murder	$30.0 million	$313
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.11 million	$32
Robbery	$3.26 million	$34
Assault	$14.8 million	$154
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$51,195,905	$533

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Nash County, 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 Nash County totals $219,192,618 ($2,282 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $270,388,524 ($2,816 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Nash County, 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 east part of the county 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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Nash County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.358
Robbery	1.079
Rape	0.5344
Murder	0.1665
Total Violent Crime	7.137 (D-)

Individual Nash County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Nash County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Nash County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wilson County, NC	C-	C-	D+
Edgecombe County, NC	F	F	D-
Franklin County, NC	B-	B-	B-
Halifax County, NC	F	F	F
Warren County, NC	D-	D-	D
Greene County, NC	C-	D	C-
Vance County, NC	D	D	D-
Johnston County, NC	B+	B	A-
Pitt County, NC	D	C-	D
Northampton County, NC	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Nash County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Grant County, WA	D	C+	C+
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+
Elmore County, AL	B+	B+	B+
Etowah County, AL	B-	B-	B-
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	C+	D-	D-
Flathead County, MT	B+	B	B
Floyd County, GA	B-	B-	B-
Fond du Lac County, WI	A-	A-	A-
Franklin County, MO	B	C+	C+
Franklin County, WA	D+	C	C

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

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