The crime rate in Bailey is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Bailey is 1 in 63. Based on FBI crime data, Bailey is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to North Carolina, Bailey has a crime rate that is higher than 50% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Bailey to other communities of similar population, then Bailey crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Bailey does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bailey does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Bailey.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Bailey has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Bailey's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Bailey's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. This makes Bailey a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Bailey is one in 63.