STATEWIDE - The website Alarms.org has released its Safest Cities in North Carolina list for 2017.

Pinehurst, which is located between Charlotte and Fayetteville, was named the safest city in the Tar Heel State. 

The city houses the Pinehurst Resort which is considered as one of the best golf resorts in the country.

According to the release, Pinehurst had just 11 violent crimes last year and a low percentage of property crimes.           

The 2017 Top 50 Safest Cities in North Carolina:

  1. Pinehurst
  2. Waxhaw
  3. Holly Springs
  4. Havelock
  5. Stallings
  6. Davidson
  7. Cary
  8. Black Mountain
  9. Woodfin
  10. Wendell
  11. Cornelius
  12. Fletcher
  13. Morrisville
  14. Leland
  15. Mint Hill
  16. Huntersville
  17. Rolesville
  18. Winterville
  19. Gibsonville
  20. Boone
  21. Wake Forest
  22. Clayton
  23. Brevard
  24. Carrboro
  25. Mount Holly
  26. Archdale
  27. Kannapolis
  28. King
  29. Matthews
  30. Bessemer City
  31. Jacksonville
  32. Concord
  33. Cherryville
  34. Butner
  35. Waynesville
  36. Kings Mountain
  37. Tarboro
  38. Lexington
  39. Belmont
  40. Conover
  41. Garner
  42. Mebrane
  43. Carolina Beach
  44. New Bern
  45. Mocksville
  46. Lincolnton
  47. Southern Pines
  48. High Point
  49. Newton
  50. Aberdeen