Neighborhood overview
Optimist Park, Charlotte
Recent police-feed safety data for Optimist Park in Charlotte, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Charlotte police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Optimist Park reports close to Charlotte's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
65 / 100k local
vs Charlotte 53 / 100k citywide (+23%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-83%)
Property
542 / 100k local
vs Charlotte 470 / 100k citywide (+15%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-72%)
~4,627 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Jun 11, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~364-day data window with 28 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (31 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports up 9 week-over-week (9 this week, 0 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 4 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.