The questionable report that says

A study in which it is claimed that the beach of Ocracoke rescue weakening is the most the most important beach in the country, has the residents and visitors who question the validity of the report, and interviewed the effects on the reputation and tourism of the island.

According to its website, the study was carried out by Action Network, a “leading source of sports betting messages, information and analyzes”.

On the Gambling website it was found that the methodology used for the report was “a data-controlled analysis using crime statistics at ZIP code level that are often relevant to concerns that are often about beach visitors, including theft of personal objects, vehicle burns and burglaries in areas where there are beach stands.”

“We have started to put together a list of US beaches that could clearly match ZIP codes with accessible, official crime data. With the help of public beach directories and tools such as ZipcodeBase, we identified the corresponding zip code for every beach location.” Reads the article. “Next we have occupied cryprade.org crime data that provide detailed crime statistics in the United States from detailed zipping statistics.”

On the Reference -Website Cryprade.org, the postcode of Ocracoke Island 27960 evaluated as “F”, with the total cost of crime per year being 1.48 million US dollars and that crime will cost $ 4,561 per budget in 2025. (The website defines the “costs of crime” as a combination of costs for criminal justice systems, direct costs for victims and lost economic contributions from Ocracoke Islanders in prison. Ocracoke has all year round of around 700 inhabitants.)

“The residents of Ocracoke consider the northern part of the city in general as the safest“, States crimegrade.org. “When looking at the total number of crime (instead of the Pro Head Rates), the central parts of Ocracoke, NC, see the most incidents -about 44 a year. In contrast, the western part of the city has few, with about 0 crimes annually.”

The Action Network article frustrated and amazed the Ocracoke inhabitant. Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach is located outside the “city” borders of the Ocracoke village and is regularly in Dr. Beach's respected 10 best beaches in the USA list, most recently a ranking No. 1 in 2022.

A request from Island Free Press for further information on the data and the methodology in the Action Network article had not received an answer from Thursday morning.

“Obviously it is harmful to our industry, but we also take it very personally,” said Ocracoke Harbor Inn. “We had guests/friends who have already seen [the news] in the western part of the state. “

Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and superintendent David Hallac says that the data used in the study are far from what National Park Service Rangers report daily and annually.

“I don't know where you got your data from,” said Hallac. “I will say that the original report that the beach is susceptible to theft, based on some crime documents, the source of which I am not familiar, is susceptible to theft that indicate that the Ocracoke postcode is a high theft rate.”

“These statements characterize the history of theft on the coast, not exactly on the basis of real data collected on the coast, on Ocracoke Island,” added Hallac. “In addition, a search of our law enforcement statistics after theft, burglary, robbery or” breaking and admission “shows that in the past 10 years there has not been a single incident of theft on the rescue beach on Ocracoke Island on Ocracoke Island. In fact, our documents have not shown the theft on the island on the Ocracoke Island on the island on the Ocracoke -Island in recent decades.

“Although it is possible that theft has occurred but was not reported, it was not reported, but was not reported [our] Data show that theft on the coast of Ocracoke Island is extremely rare and that our visitors can enjoy visits without significant concerns about theft, break -ins or robberies. “

Hallac notes that despite the incorrect data, regardless of the safety or seclusion of a location, it is always recommended. “In every public place, it is always advisable to take care of your property, take valuables with you and block vehicles,” he said.

In the meantime, the residents of Ocracoke hope that the word will spread, that the eyebrow study does not seem to be grounded in reality and should be ignored if not protested directly.

“It has now become such a kerfuffle,” said the owners of the Ocracoke Harbor Inn and aimed at a Greensville news station, who shared the report. “The island does what it always does. We gather, we write letters, we make calls, we are beyond the last … and we do what we do best: to be a strong community. This will not disappear quietly.”