Willow Spring, NC Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

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

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$4.82 million

Cost of Crime™ for Willow Spring, NC

In 2025, violent crime will cost $582 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Willow Spring 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 B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Willow Spring against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Willow Spring sits in the 68th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 68% of cities and behind 32%. The grade covers only Willow Spring's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Willow Spring is 2.251 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 318 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 618 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Willow Spring, NC report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Willow Spring, NC

The tangible cost of violent crime in Willow Spring is projected at $4,818,473 for 2025, about $199 per resident and $582 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 40.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

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

Willow Spring, NC:	$199
Enfield, NC:	$1060
Wrightsville Beach, NC:	$113
North Carolina:	$297
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $199 per resident each year in Willow Spring, which is $59 less than the national average and $98 less than North Carolina's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Willow Spring:

In Enfield, NC, crime costs $1,060 per person, which is $861 more than in Willow Spring.
In Wrightsville Beach, NC, crime costs $113 per person, which is $86 less than in Willow Spring

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Willow Spring	Cost per Willow Spring Resident
Murder	$2.93 million	$121
Rape/Sexual Assault	$657,147	$27
Robbery	$303,587	$13
Assault	$930,593	$38
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,818,473	$199

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Willow Spring, 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 Willow Spring totals $22,914,803 ($947 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $27,733,277 ($1,146 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Willow Spring, 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 north 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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Willow Spring Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.339
Robbery	0.3990
Rape	0.4480
Murder	0.0644
Total Violent Crime	2.251 (B)

Individual Willow Spring Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Angier, NC	B-	B	B-
Hardee Cross Roads, NC	B-	C	B
Fuquay-Varina, NC	C+	B	C+
Pine Hurst Park, NC	C	A-	C
Garner, NC	C-	C+	D+
Coats Crossroads, NC	A-	B+	A
Coats, NC	C	C+	C
Holly Springs, NC	B+	A+	A-
Flowers, NC	A	B+	A
Benson, NC	D+	D	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Willow Spring is lower 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
Alpine, CA	B-	C-	C-
Altamont, OR	D+	D+	D+
Norwalk, OH	B+	B+	B+
Parma Heights, OH	D+	B-	B-
Park Forest, IL	C-	C-	C-
Palm Valley, FL	A+	A+	A+
Owens Cross Roads, AL	A-	A+	A+
Ottawa, IL	B	B+	B+
Oroville, CA	D-	D-	D-
Orange City, FL	A-	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Willow Spring is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

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