Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Kinston, NC Crime Grade
How Kinston 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
9/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Kinston, NC was 776.0 per 100,000 residents (151 incidents over a population of 19,459). That puts Kinston 139% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 139% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Kinston (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Kinston 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 | 1047.2(206) | 708.3(137) | 897.0(172) | 958.6(185) | 776.0(151) |
| Murder | 20.3(4) | 46.5(9) | 15.6(3) | 20.7(4) | 36.0(7) |
| Rape | 76.3(15) | 36.2(7) | 26.1(5) | 72.5(14) | 61.7(12) |
| Robbery | 81.3(16) | 36.2(7) | 125.2(24) | 82.9(16) | 71.9(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 869.3(171) | 589.4(114) | 730.2(140) | 782.5(151) | 606.4(118) |
| Property crime | 5119.0(1,007) | 3314.0(641) | 3864.6(741) | 5192.2(1,002) | 4044.4(787) |
| Burglary | 1204.8(237) | 853.1(165) | 881.4(169) | 1036.4(200) | 858.2(167) |
| Larceny | 3502.4(689) | 2062.9(399) | 2753.7(528) | 3839.8(741) | 2893.3(563) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 299.9(59) | 330.9(64) | 172.1(33) | 248.7(48) | 251.8(49) |
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: Kinston'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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