Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lexington, NC Crime Grade
How Lexington 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 Lexington, NC was 464.9 per 100,000 residents (93 incidents over a population of 20,003). That puts Lexington 43% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 43% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lexington (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lexington 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 | 532.3(102) | 481.0(94) | 553.7(109) | 437.2(87) | 464.9(93) |
| Murder | 5.2(1) | 15.3(3) | 30.5(6) | 20.1(4) | 15.0(3) |
| Rape | 31.3(6) | 20.5(4) | 25.4(5) | 35.2(7) | 15.0(3) |
| Robbery | 41.7(8) | 61.4(12) | 96.5(19) | 85.4(17) | 75.0(15) |
| Aggravated assault | 454.0(87) | 383.7(75) | 401.3(79) | 296.5(59) | 359.9(72) |
| Property crime | 3126.0(599) | 3162.1(618) | 2997.1(590) | 2990.1(595) | 2859.6(572) |
| Burglary | 605.4(116) | 593.5(116) | 457.2(90) | 638.2(127) | 584.9(117) |
| Larceny | 2254.5(432) | 2241.1(438) | 2128.4(419) | 1995.1(397) | 1999.7(400) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 245.3(47) | 312.1(61) | 370.8(73) | 321.6(64) | 220.0(44) |
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: Lexington'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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