Navassa, NC crime & safety
Navassa's reported crime rate is well below North Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2023.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Navassa compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Not graded yet
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Navassa's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Navassa at a glance
2023, by type
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Local public safety
Navassa and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navassa | — | 1.6 | 7.6 | 2023 |
| Leland | B+ | 1.3 | 7.1 | 2025 |
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 1,800, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Mostly hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage here is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities. 4 flood insurance claims paid since 2006.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2023, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.