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Holly Springs, 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 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 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 Holly Springs is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 11 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 Holly Springs is 1 in 95. Based on FBI crime data, Holly Springs is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to North Carolina, Holly Springs has a crime rate that is higher than 45% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Holly Springs has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs.

For Holly Springs, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Holly Springs than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1281, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Holly Springs's rate for property crime is 10 per one thousand population. This makes Holly Springs 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 Holly Springs is one in 102.

Holly Springs Crime Data

total Crime Index

38

(100 is safest)


Safer than 38% of U.S. cities.

Holly Springs Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

38

477

515

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.78

9.80

10.58

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.78
3.76
National Median: 4
    Holly Springs
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,281

in Holly Springs

1 in 266

in North Carolina

Holly Springs Violent Crimes

Population: 48,674
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.8
19.68
National Median: 18
    Holly Springs
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 102

in Holly Springs

1 in 51

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 48,674
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Holly Springs Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
34
23
National Median: 24.5
    Holly Springs
    North Carolina