Southport, NC crime & safety
Southport's reported crime rate is well below North Carolina's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 4 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Southport compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Not graded yet
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Southport's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Southport at a glance
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2024
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| Year | Southport property | North Carolina property | Southport violent | North Carolina violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | 21 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | not reported | 21.1 | not reported | 4 |
| 2024 | 10.7 | 20.1 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
2024, by type
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Local public safety
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 4,500, 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. 148 flood insurance claims paid since 1981.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2024, 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.