Neighborhood overview

Southwest, Raleigh

Recent police-feed safety data for Southwest in Raleigh, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Raleigh police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Southwest reports close to Raleigh's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    350 / 100k local

    vs Raleigh 401 / 100k citywide (-13%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+7%)

  • Property

    2,391 / 100k local

    vs Raleigh 2,163 / 100k citywide (+11%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+54%)

~80,172 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/26/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Recent activity (698 reports in the last 30 days)

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

  • · violent / persons reports down 6 week-over-week (19 this week, 25 the week before).
  • · property reports up 9 week-over-week (62 this week, 53 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports up 9 week-over-week (89 this week, 80 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Southwest 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. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.

Southwest, Raleigh safety overview · CommunitySafe