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Bailey, NC crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

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.

Bailey Crime Data

total Crime Index

30

(100 is safest)


Safer than 30% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Bailey Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

9

9

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

15.99

15.99

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
4.3
National Median: 4
    Bailey
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Bailey

1 in 232

in North Carolina

Bailey Violent Crimes

Population: 563
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
15.99
22.4
National Median: 19
    Bailey
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 63

in Bailey

1 in 45

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 563
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Bailey Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
13
25
National Median: 26.8
    Bailey
    North Carolina