Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lincolnton, NC Crime Grade
How Lincolnton 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
4/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lincolnton, NC was 228.7 per 100,000 residents (29 incidents over a population of 12,678). That puts Lincolnton 30% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 30% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Lincolnton #2,254 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 40% of them, and #34 of 86 in North Carolina. Violent crime is down 37% year over year and down 51% over the last five years.
Lincolnton, NC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- North Carolina Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 228.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,254 of 3,771
- NC rank
- #34 of 86
- Safer than
- 40% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 37%
- 5-year change
- down 51%
- Population
- 12,678
- Reporting agency
- Lincolnton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lincolnton Police Department (FBI ORI NC0550100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lincolnton (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lincolnton 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 | 463.9(54) | 369.1(43) | 369.6(45) | 360.6(45) | 228.7(29) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 8.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 43.0(5) | 60.1(7) | 32.9(4) | 56.1(7) | 7.9(1) |
| Robbery | 25.8(3) | 34.3(4) | 16.4(2) | 64.1(8) | 23.7(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 395.2(46) | 266.1(31) | 320.3(39) | 240.4(30) | 197.2(25) |
| Property crime | 4269.4(497) | 3673.5(428) | 3121.1(380) | 2131.8(266) | 1956.1(248) |
| Burglary | 524.0(61) | 549.3(64) | 427.1(52) | 160.3(20) | 118.3(15) |
| Larceny | 3324.5(387) | 2806.6(327) | 2505.1(305) | 1891.3(236) | 1766.8(224) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 412.3(48) | 283.2(33) | 180.7(22) | 72.1(9) | 63.1(8) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lincolnton, 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 Lincolnton 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 Lincolnton calculated?
- Lincolnton'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 Lincolnton 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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