Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Cornelius, NC Crime Grade
How Cornelius 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
3/10
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 Cornelius, NC was 125.3 per 100,000 residents (44 incidents over a population of 35,117). That puts Cornelius Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 61% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Cornelius (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Cornelius 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 | 114.5(36) | 138.4(44) | 143.8(47) | 100.9(34) | 125.3(44) |
| Murder | 3.2(1) | 3.1(1) | 6.1(2) | 3.0(1) | 2.8(1) |
| Rape | 12.7(4) | 9.4(3) | 33.6(11) | 17.8(6) | 5.7(2) |
| Robbery | 3.2(1) | 15.7(5) | 12.2(4) | 11.9(4) | 8.5(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 95.4(30) | 110.1(35) | 91.8(30) | 68.3(23) | 108.2(38) |
| Property crime | 1147.7(361) | 1016.3(323) | 874.8(286) | 1044.5(352) | 894.2(314) |
| Burglary | 127.2(40) | 151.0(48) | 159.1(52) | 163.2(55) | 113.9(40) |
| Larceny | 918.8(289) | 770.9(245) | 639.3(209) | 795.3(268) | 694.8(244) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 92.2(29) | 85.0(27) | 70.3(23) | 74.2(25) | 79.7(28) |
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: Cornelius'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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