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Pisgah Forest, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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

Pisgah Forest has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Pisgah Forest is 1 in 124. How does Pisgah Forest fare compared to other communities in North Carolina of all population sizes? Pisgah Forest's crime rate is lower than approximately 73% of North Carolina communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Pisgah Forest has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Pisgah Forest is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Pisgah Forest 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 Pisgah Forest.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Pisgah Forest's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Pisgah Forest is one in 1101.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Pisgah Forest; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Pisgah Forest Crime Data

total Crime Index

57

(100 is safest)


Safer than 57% of U.S. cities.

Pisgah Forest Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

8

63

71

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.91

7.15

8.06

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.91
4.05
National Median: 4
    Pisgah Forest
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,101

in Pisgah Forest

1 in 247

in North Carolina

Pisgah Forest Violent Crimes

Population: 8,809
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
7.15
20.64
National Median: 20
    Pisgah Forest
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 140

in Pisgah Forest

1 in 48

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 8,809
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Pisgah Forest Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
1
23
National Median: 27.0
    Pisgah Forest
    North Carolina

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