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Safety in Wilson, North Carolina

Wilson, North Carolina
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Wilson safety

Wilson safety planning needs separate city rates, county rates, and flood routes

The catalog safety composite is unavailable. Its 2024 FBI rows show 583.38 violent crimes and 2,440.13 property crimes per 100,000 for Wilson Police Department across 12 reporting months. This is an agency rate row; it does not answer neighborhood conditions, response time, victim experience, or a particular address.

The NCSBI 2024 annual summary gives Wilson County rates of 2,254.1 index crimes, 422.2 violent crimes, and 1,832.0 property crimes per 100,000. County and city rows are different geographies. The City flood source identifies creek and stream flood areas, flash flooding, riverine flooding, inland hurricane effects, mapped zones, evacuation routes, and a free flood-zone determination route.

The safety picture

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Violent Crime
583 per 100k

Moderate

Property Crime
2,440 per 100k

Good

Day to day confidence

Nighttime comfort, response, scams, stability, and solo living add practical context.

Major Disaster Declarations Since 2000
9

Weather and natural risks

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Natural Disaster Risk
Low
Flood Risk
Moderate
Wildfire Risk
Low
Storm Risk
Moderate
Heat Risk
Moderate
Drought Risk
Moderate

Wilson in everyday life

Could Wilson work for you?

What may work well

  • The catalog identifies a complete 12-month 2024 FBI agency-rate method for Wilson Police Department.
  • The City publishes flood maps, stormwater guidance, evacuation routes, and address-level follow-up.
  • Wilson County Emergency Management provides broader disaster coordination and resource support.

What to think about

  • No overall safety composite is available, and city agency rates do not answer every home-level question.
  • County NCSBI rates and city FBI rates use different geography and should not be combined.
  • Creek flooding, heavy rain, hurricanes, drainage, insurance, power, and evacuation can change ordinary routes.

Use the Wilson safety records with the home visit

  1. Check the evening route

    Visit the possible home, care, pharmacy, groceries, RIDE pickup, parking, sidewalks, crossings, lighting, and the return after dark.

  2. Read the denominators

    Keep the 2024 FBI Wilson Police Department agency rates separate from the NCSBI Wilson County rates and note the reporting period.

  3. Check flood information

    Use City GIS and FEMA maps, then ask for the address flood determination, drainage history, elevation, insurance, and evacuation route.

  4. Prepare for storms

    Confirm power, medicine, water, alerts, shelter, vehicle route, road closures, and care access during heavy rain or inland hurricane conditions.

Questions retirees ask

Is Wilson safe for retirement?

The catalog safety composite is unavailable. It provides 2024 FBI Wilson Police Department rates, while NCSBI provides separate Wilson County rates. Review the exact home, lighting, entry, route, emergency contacts, flood maps, stormwater, and evacuation plan.

What are Wilson’s 2024 crime rates?

The catalog lists 583.38 violent and 2,440.13 property crimes per 100,000 for Wilson Police Department across 12 reporting months. NCSBI lists Wilson County rates of 422.2 violent and 1,832.0 property crimes per 100,000. These are different boundaries.

Does Wilson flood?

The City identifies flash flooding, creek and stream flooding, drainage overload, inland hurricane flooding, mapped flood areas, and evacuation routes. Check the exact parcel in City GIS and FEMA maps, then ask about insurance, elevation, drainage, and road access.

What should I check at a Wilson home?

Check locks, lighting, entry, parking, sidewalks, crossings, flood zone, drainage, roof, trees, power, insurance, alerts, evacuation, RIDE, care, pharmacy, groceries, and the route home after dark or heavy rain.

Wilson safety planning works best when agency rates, county rates, flood maps, stormwater, emergency coordination, and the exact evening and care routes stay visible together.

Sources

Safety depends on the neighborhood, the places you go each day, transportation, and personal comfort.

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