Neighborhood overview

Independence, Charlotte

Recent police-feed safety data for Independence in Charlotte, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Charlotte police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Independence reports lower per-capita rates than Charlotte citywide.

  • Violent (persons)

    10 / 100k local

    vs Charlotte 41 / 100k citywide (-76%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-97%)

  • Property

    47 / 100k local

    vs Charlotte 379 / 100k citywide (-88%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-98%)

~62,180 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Oct 7, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (79 reports in the last 30 days)

  • · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (4 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · property reports up 5 week-over-week (7 this week, 2 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 22 week-over-week (23 this week, 1 the week before).

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.