White Lake, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C-

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

Which crimes are included?

$393,610

Cost of Crime™ for White Lake, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $822 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of White Lake 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 C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in White Lake against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. White Lake sits in the 34th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 34% of cities and behind 66%. The grade covers only White Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in White Lake is 3.762 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 172 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 347 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of White Lake, NC report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in White Lake, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in White Lake is projected at $393,610 for 2025, about $330 per resident and $822 per household. That equals 0.8% 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): 48.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

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

White Lake, NC:	$330
Enfield, NC:	$1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC:	$113
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $330 per resident each year in White Lake, which is $71 more than the national average and $32 more than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to White Lake:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $730 more than in White Lake.
In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $217 less than in White Lake

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to White Lake	Cost per White Lake Resident
Murder	$245,847	$206
Rape/Sexual Assault	$39,499	$33
Robbery	$19,843	$17
Assault	$88,421	$74
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$393,610	$330

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in White Lake, 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 White Lake totals $1,848,231 ($1,548 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,241,841 ($1,878 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in White Lake, 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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White Lake Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.579
Robbery	0.5283
Rape	0.5456
Murder	0.1096
Total Violent Crime	3.762 (C-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lagoon, NC	D-	F	D-
Elizabethtown, NC	F	F	D-
Kerr, NC	D	F	D+
Garland, NC	D	F	C
Harrells, NC	D+	D-	C-
Dublin, NC	D+	D	C
Ivanhoe, NC	D	F	D+
White Oak, NC	D	D	D
Abbottsburg, NC	D-	D-	D-
Bladenboro, NC	D+	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

White Lake 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
Smyrna, TX	C-	B-	B-
Goldsboro, GA	A-	A-	A-
Grannis, AR	D	D-	D-
Greenbush, MN	B-	C-	C-
Guys, TN	C	D	D
Hardin, IL	C	C	C
Harrisville, NH	B	C+	C+
Haviland, NY	B-	C	C
Sibley, MO	D+	D	D
Golden, TX	C	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, White Lake is as safe as the North Carolina state average and as safe as the national average.

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