Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Archdale, NC Crime Grade
How Archdale grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of North Carolina — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
2/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Archdale, NC was 106.5 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 12,208). That puts Archdale 67% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 67% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Archdale #1,202 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 68% of them, and #15 of 86 in North Carolina. Violent crime is roughly flat year over year and down 58% over the last five years.
Archdale, NC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- North Carolina Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 106.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,202 of 3,771
- NC rank
- #15 of 86
- Safer than
- 68% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- roughly flat
- 5-year change
- down 58%
- Population
- 12,208
- Reporting agency
- Archdale Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Archdale Police Department (FBI ORI NC0760600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Archdale, NC
Also known as
- Bush Hill
History
Settled by Quakers in 1786. Incorporated in 1874 as Bush Hill and named for the abundance of low bushes when the area was settled. The name was changed to Archdale in 1887 to honor John Archdale (c1642-1717) a Quaker and one of the Lords Proprietor of Carolina and Governor from 1694 to 1696. (NC-T11/p12)
Location
Located in northwest Randolph County and a residential suburb of High Point.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Archdale (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Archdale vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 250.6(29) | 183.3(22) | 83.0(10) | 107.1(13) | 106.5(13) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 17.3(2) | 25.0(3) | 24.9(3) | 24.7(3) | 32.8(4) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 41.7(5) | 16.6(2) | 16.5(2) | 16.4(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 233.3(27) | 116.6(14) | 41.5(5) | 65.9(8) | 57.3(7) |
| Property crime | 1659.2(192) | 1683.1(202) | 1551.6(187) | 1144.7(139) | 1327.0(162) |
| Burglary | 311.1(36) | 258.3(31) | 232.3(28) | 156.5(19) | 196.6(24) |
| Larceny | 1227.1(142) | 1158.1(139) | 1161.6(140) | 905.9(110) | 958.4(117) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 112.3(13) | 258.3(31) | 157.7(19) | 82.4(10) | 155.6(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Archdale, NC Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Archdale Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Archdale calculated?
- Archdale's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the North Carolina state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to North Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Archdale Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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