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Safety · North Carolina

Safest Counties in North Carolina 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in North Carolina

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Hyde County, NC
97.5
2Stokes County, NC
94.8
3Mitchell County, NC
94
4Caswell County, NC
88.9
5Nash County, NC
80.5
6Wake County, NC
80.2
7Yancey County, NC
78.5
8Madison County, NC
74.6
9Jones County, NC
72.3
10Avery County, NC
67.5

All North Carolina Counties — Safety Rankings

100 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Hyde County, NC
97.5
61.1
2Stokes County, NC
94.8
62.4
3Mitchell County, NC
94
70.9
4Caswell County, NC
88.9
59.6
5Nash County, NC
80.5
47.4
6Wake County, NC
80.2
53.8
7Yancey County, NC
78.5
68.3
8Madison County, NC
74.6
65.6
9Jones County, NC
72.3
59.8
10Avery County, NC
67.5
60.1
11Beaufort County, NC
66.7
50.3
12Pasquotank County, NC
64.2
45.2
13Gates County, NC
62.5
56.2
14Alleghany County, NC
56.9
59
15Northampton County, NC
55.4
45
16Transylvania County, NC
54.4
56.4
17Catawba County, NC
53.7
49.3
18Watauga County, NC
53.3
53.9
19Pender County, NC
48
44.9
20Currituck County, NC
47.9
56.4
21Polk County, NC
46.8
52.6
22Ashe County, NC
45
52.7
23Brunswick County, NC
43.7
45.9
24Orange County, NC
42.7
49.6
25Perquimans County, NC
42.5
46.1
26Alexander County, NC
41.9
56.6
27Cabarrus County, NC
40.4
42.2
28Yadkin County, NC
39.5
50.3
29Columbus County, NC
39.4
40.7
30Moore County, NC
38.8
48.6
31Macon County, NC
37.9
56
32Chowan County, NC
37.6
48.1
33Lenoir County, NC
37
38.1
34Hertford County, NC
36.5
39.1
35Henderson County, NC
35.5
48.1
36Johnston County, NC
35.2
43.5
37Bertie County, NC
34.8
40.7
38Pamlico County, NC
34.3
52.6
39Union County, NC
33.7
46.2
40Jackson County, NC
33.5
55.5
41Clay County, NC
33.4
56.1
42Swain County, NC
33.2
52.6
43Granville County, NC
32.6
39.6
44Wilkes County, NC
32.5
48.9
45Tyrrell County, NC
32.3
55
46Greene County, NC
31.7
43.5
47Dare County, NC
30
51.3
48Randolph County, NC
29.5
39.8
49Lincoln County, NC
28.9
45.6
50Stanly County, NC
28.5
45.1
51Surry County, NC
28.3
50.3
52Lee County, NC
27.5
35.9
53Craven County, NC
26.4
37.8
54Carteret County, NC
25.8
44.1
55Onslow County, NC
25.2
39.3
56Bladen County, NC
23.8
39.2
57Cleveland County, NC
23.8
42.5
58Iredell County, NC
23.7
42.4
59Montgomery County, NC
23.5
46.5
60Person County, NC
23
44.5
61Haywood County, NC
22.5
43.6
62Rowan County, NC
21.9
39.2
63Washington County, NC
21.9
33.3
64Franklin County, NC
21.5
38.2
65Sampson County, NC
21
36.3
66Harnett County, NC
20.8
34.7
67Rutherford County, NC
19.9
45.9
68Wilson County, NC
19.4
29.4
69Davie County, NC
17.6
43.2
70Rockingham County, NC
16.8
39
71Hoke County, NC
16.3
35.4
72Graham County, NC
16
55.9
73Caldwell County, NC
14.7
45.5
74McDowell County, NC
14.5
47.8
75Pitt County, NC
14.1
33.6
76Warren County, NC
14.1
36.9
77Duplin County, NC
14
35.7
78Cherokee County, NC
13.3
46.9
79Martin County, NC
13.3
34.3
80New Hanover County, NC
12.9
39.6
81Gaston County, NC
10.1
31.8
82Wayne County, NC
9.5
32.1
83Alamance County, NC
9.3
35.6
84Buncombe County, NC
8.9
41.4
85Guilford County, NC
8.8
34.6
86Anson County, NC
8.3
34.8
87Halifax County, NC
8.3
31.6
88Vance County, NC
5.3
33.8
89Cumberland County, NC
4
25.9
90Davidson County, NC
3.7
38.7
91Mecklenburg County, NC
3.6
33.3
92Burke County, NC
3.1
41.4
93Richmond County, NC
3
32.8
94Forsyth County, NC
2.8
33.8
95Scotland County, NC
2.7
37.4
96Chatham County, NC
1.8
40.7
97Edgecombe County, NC
1.7
27.3
98Robeson County, NC
1.4
31.9
99Camden County, NC
1.1
40.4
100Durham County, NC
0.6
34.1

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