Neighborhood overview

South Central, Raleigh

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

B

Safety Index

South Central reports below Raleigh's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    220 / 100k local

    vs Raleigh 271 / 100k citywide (-19%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-42%)

  • Property

    660 / 100k local

    vs Raleigh 2,049 / 100k citywide (-68%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-66%)

~25,981 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Jun 21, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)

Recent activity (79 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (34% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (6 this week, 5 the week before).
  • · property reports up 6 week-over-week (11 this week, 5 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (8 this week, 7 the week before).
  • · Most reports in South Central occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 34% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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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.