Crime Score for Polk County, NC
County FIPS 37149 · North Carolina · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Low Crime
Higher crime than 20.07% of US counties
National rank
#8,694
of 735 scored counties
North Carolina rank
#166
in state
Score index
35.9
crime intensity
Scored ZIPs
0
in this county
Polk County in North Carolina scored in the 20.1th percentile for reported crime among US counties in July 2026. That is a Low Crime rating, among the quietest quarter of scored counties. It ranks #8,694 nationally and #166 in North Carolina. It fell 12.06 percentile points between June 2026 and July 2026, from 32.13 to 20.07.
Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 20.07 | #8,694 | #166 |
| June 2026 | 32.13 | #8,225 | #157 |
Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.