| | Wilmington, NC | Aaronsburg (Centre County), PA | United States |
| | 35.4 | 9.1 | 22.7 |
| | 60.8 | 16.2 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Wilmington, North Carolina | Crime Index |
| Long Creek, NC | |
| Porters Neck, NC | 29.2 |
| Ogden, NC | 31.1 |
| Myrtle Grove, NC | 32.5 |
| St. Helena, NC | 32.7 |
| Kure Beach, NC | 33.0 |
| Burgaw, NC | 34.4 |
| Hampstead, NC | 35.6 |
| Murraysville, NC | 36.7 |
| Watha, NC | 37.9 |