Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lenoir, NC Crime Grade
How Lenoir 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
8/10
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 Lenoir, NC was 345.0 per 100,000 residents (63 incidents over a population of 18,263). That puts Lenoir 6% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 6% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Lenoir #2,820 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 25% of them, and #43 of 86 in North Carolina. Violent crime is up 34% year over year and up 1% over the last five years.
Lenoir, NC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- North Carolina Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 345.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,820 of 3,771
- NC rank
- #43 of 86
- Safer than
- 25% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 34%
- 5-year change
- up 1%
- Population
- 18,263
- Reporting agency
- Lenoir Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lenoir Police Department (FBI ORI NC0140200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Lenoir, NC
Also known as
- Tuckers Barn
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lenoir (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lenoir 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 | 341.1(61) | 209.3(38) | 214.2(39) | 258.2(47) | 345.0(63) |
| Murder | 28.0(5) | 0.0(0) | 5.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 11.0(2) |
| Rape | 55.9(10) | 71.6(13) | 54.9(10) | 49.4(9) | 104.0(19) |
| Robbery | 50.3(9) | 27.5(5) | 5.5(1) | 49.4(9) | 43.8(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 206.9(37) | 110.1(20) | 148.3(27) | 159.3(29) | 186.2(34) |
| Property crime | 3903.6(698) | 3700.4(672) | 2960.2(539) | 3274.5(596) | 3000.6(548) |
| Burglary | 883.6(158) | 947.1(172) | 571.2(104) | 912.0(166) | 761.1(139) |
| Larceny | 2567.0(459) | 2367.8(430) | 2103.5(383) | 2098.8(382) | 2036.9(372) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 436.2(78) | 385.5(70) | 269.1(49) | 219.8(40) | 175.2(32) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lenoir, NC Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Lenoir Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Lenoir calculated?
- Lenoir's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the North Carolina state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to North Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Lenoir Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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