Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Matthews, NC Crime Grade
How Matthews 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
4/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Matthews, NC was 184.6 per 100,000 residents (58 incidents over a population of 31,422). That puts Matthews Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 49% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 364.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Matthews (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Matthews vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 174.2(59) | 220.7(76) | 161.4(48) | 239.9(73) | 184.6(58) |
| Murder | 14.8(5) | 0.0(0) | 3.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 17.7(6) | 5.8(2) | 10.1(3) | 6.6(2) | 19.1(6) |
| Robbery | 59.1(20) | 49.4(17) | 60.5(18) | 55.9(17) | 63.6(20) |
| Aggravated assault | 82.7(28) | 165.5(57) | 87.4(26) | 177.4(54) | 101.8(32) |
| Property crime | 3204.4(1,085) | 3005.4(1,035) | 2982.6(887) | 3003.3(914) | 2654.2(834) |
| Burglary | 381.0(129) | 656.3(226) | 373.2(111) | 236.6(72) | 350.1(110) |
| Larceny | 2646.2(896) | 2227.2(767) | 2441.2(726) | 2474.3(753) | 2119.5(666) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 165.4(56) | 116.2(40) | 168.1(50) | 276.0(84) | 184.6(58) |
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: Matthews'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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