According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Catawba is safer than 70% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In North Carolina, only on the order of 16% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Catawba. If you live in Catawba, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 176. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

However, when you compare Catawba to other communities of similar population, then Catawba crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Catawba does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Catawba 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 Catawba.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Catawba has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Catawba's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Catawba is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Catawba than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 176.