Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Durham, NC Crime Grade
How Durham 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
7/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Durham, NC was 503.4 per 100,000 residents (1,546 incidents over a population of 307,140). That puts Durham Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 55% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Durham (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Durham 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 | 747.0(2,181) | 690.7(1,978) | 638.6(1,889) | 620.9(1,864) | 503.4(1,546) |
| Murder | 15.8(46) | 14.7(42) | 15.9(47) | 12.0(36) | 11.1(34) |
| Rape | 46.6(136) | 53.1(152) | 54.8(162) | 57.6(173) | 52.1(160) |
| Robbery | 186.7(545) | 205.3(588) | 168.4(498) | 160.9(483) | 142.6(438) |
| Aggravated assault | 498.0(1,454) | 417.6(1,196) | 399.6(1,182) | 390.4(1,172) | 297.6(914) |
| Property crime | 3334.0(9,734) | 3341.7(9,570) | 3789.2(11,208) | 3813.0(11,447) | 3583.7(11,007) |
| Burglary | 512.7(1,497) | 512.3(1,467) | 499.3(1,477) | 451.0(1,354) | 407.0(1,250) |
| Larceny | 2545.2(7,431) | 2510.7(7,190) | 2578.9(7,628) | 2727.4(8,188) | 2642.1(8,115) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 263.0(768) | 304.8(873) | 690.7(2,043) | 622.9(1,870) | 521.6(1,602) |
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: Durham'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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