Wadesboro, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$6.12 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wadesboro, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $2,110 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Wadesboro 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Wadesboro against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Wadesboro sits in the 5th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 5% of cities and behind 95%. The grade covers only Wadesboro's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Wadesboro is 8.972 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 87 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 162 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Wadesboro, NC report the most violent crime, about 19 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wadesboro, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Wadesboro is projected at $6,116,764 for 2025, about $840 per resident and $2,110 per household. That equals 3.7% 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): 36.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 51.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

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

Wadesboro, NC:	$840
Enfield, NC:	$1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC:	$113
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $840 per resident each year in Wadesboro, which is $582 more than the national average and $543 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wadesboro:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $220 more than in Wadesboro.
In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $728 less than in Wadesboro

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Wadesboro	Cost per Wadesboro Resident
Murder	$4.16 million	$571
Rape/Sexual Assault	$243,478	$33
Robbery	$241,118	$33
Assault	$1.48 million	$203
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$6,116,764	$840

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Wadesboro, 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 Wadesboro totals $29,136,817 ($4,002 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $35,253,581 ($4,843 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Wadesboro, 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 central 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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Wadesboro Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.064
Robbery	1.053
Rape	0.5516
Murder	0.3037
Total Violent Crime	8.972 (F)

Individual Wadesboro Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wade Mills, NC	F	D-	F
South Wadesboro, NC	D	D-	D+
Pinkston, NC	F	F	F
Lilesville, NC	D-	D-	D-
Deep Creek, NC	D	D+	D-
Morven, NC	D-	D	D+
Polkton, NC	D-	D-	D-
Pee Dee, NC	F	D-	F
Kikers, NC	C-	C-	C-
McFarlan, NC	D+	D-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wadesboro 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
Eden, NY	A+	A-	A-
Fisherville, KY	A-	A+	A+
Willcox, AZ	D+	D-	D-
Felton, CA	C	C-	C-
Fairmount, CO	C-	C+	C+
Fair Plain, MI	D-	F	F
Estill Springs, TN	C	C+	C+
Enoch, UT	A-	C+	C+
Emerson, NJ	B+	A	A
Elon College, NC	D+	C	C

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

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