← Safety Index State guide
North Carolina
43
State score · Elevated risk
399.6
Violent crime / 100k (moderate)
2207
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in North Carolina
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 696
- Flash Flood 367
- Hail 104
- Winter Weather 77
- Flood 71
North Carolina parks ranked by safety
8 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 79
Blue Ridge Parkway Parkway Buncombe County
#2 79
Cape Hatteras National Seashore National Seashore Dare County
#3 79
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site National Historic Site Dare County
#4 79
Moores Creek National Battlefield National Battlefield Pender County
#5 79
Wright Brothers National Memorial National Memorial Dare County
#6 70
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site National Historic Site Henderson County
#7 70
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park National Military Park Guilford County
#8 61
Cape Lookout National Seashore National Seashore Carteret County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.