Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Boone, NC Crime Grade
How Boone 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
3/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Boone, NC was 158.2 per 100,000 residents (32 incidents over a population of 20,222). That puts Boone 51% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 51% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Boone (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Boone 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 | 162.4(33) | 111.1(20) | 104.7(21) | 84.9(17) | 158.2(32) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 34.4(7) | 27.8(5) | 44.9(9) | 35.0(7) | 59.3(12) |
| Robbery | 9.8(2) | 11.1(2) | 10.0(2) | 5.0(1) | 4.9(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 118.1(24) | 72.2(13) | 44.9(9) | 44.9(9) | 94.0(19) |
| Property crime | 1368.0(278) | 1549.4(279) | 1151.7(231) | 908.9(182) | 939.6(190) |
| Burglary | 187.0(38) | 277.7(50) | 94.7(19) | 124.9(25) | 118.7(24) |
| Larceny | 1107.2(225) | 1177.3(212) | 1002.1(201) | 744.1(149) | 776.4(157) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 68.9(14) | 83.3(15) | 49.9(10) | 40.0(8) | 39.6(8) |
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: Boone'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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