Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Belmont, NC Crime Grade
How Belmont 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
5/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Belmont, NC was 295.0 per 100,000 residents (48 incidents over a population of 16,272). That puts Belmont 9% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 9% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Belmont (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Belmont 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 | 256.0(33) | 183.0(28) | 283.7(44) | 389.2(61) | 295.0(48) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 23.3(3) | 6.5(1) | 19.3(3) | 12.8(2) | 12.3(2) |
| Robbery | 23.3(3) | 45.8(7) | 32.2(5) | 63.8(10) | 30.7(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 209.4(27) | 130.7(20) | 232.1(36) | 312.7(49) | 252.0(41) |
| Property crime | 4476.0(577) | 3647.8(558) | 3275.7(508) | 2858.6(448) | 2040.3(332) |
| Burglary | 155.1(20) | 320.3(49) | 283.7(44) | 255.2(40) | 227.4(37) |
| Larceny | 4142.4(534) | 3157.5(483) | 2772.8(430) | 2443.8(383) | 1659.3(270) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 162.9(21) | 163.4(25) | 206.3(32) | 153.1(24) | 147.5(24) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Belmont's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to North Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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