Photo: Townofduck · Public domainCrime reported in Duck, NC
Duck’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
20 crimes reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
20 crimes reported in 2025
1 violent and 19 property, as reported to the FBI by Duck’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
The nearest North Carolina towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Shores | B+ | 5 mi | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| Kitty Hawk | C+ | 8 mi | 2.1 | 16.8 |
| Nags Head | D | 18 mi | 3.1 | 33.4 |
| Elizabeth City | C− | 28 mi | 3.9 | 24.1 |
| Edenton | C | 48 mi | 4.1 | 15.2 |
| Plymouth | D− | 60 mi | 13.3 | 30.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Duck. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Duck.
One person died in crashes on Duck’s roads in 2019–2023
Duck had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for North Carolina towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Duck’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Duck’s own rate (29.9) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Duck and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Duck. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Duck’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (741 in 2025); our figure for Duck is 736 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Duck
Is Duck, NC safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Duck. Duck’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. The nearest North Carolina towns with a grade are Southern Shores (B+, 5 mi), Kitty Hawk (C+, 8 mi), Nags Head (D, 18 mi).
Who polices Duck?
Duck’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Duck”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.