Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Mint Hill, NC Crime Grade
How Mint Hill 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
3/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Mint Hill, NC was 125.7 per 100,000 residents (37 incidents over a population of 29,430). That puts Mint Hill Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 61% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Mint Hill #1,383 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 63% of them, and #20 of 86 in North Carolina. Violent crime is up 27% year over year and down 40% over the last five years.
Mint Hill, NC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- North Carolina Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 125.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,383 of 3,771
- NC rank
- #20 of 86
- Safer than
- 63% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 27%
- 5-year change
- down 40%
- Population
- 29,430
- Reporting agency
- Mint Hill Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Mint Hill Police Department (FBI ORI NC0602900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Mint Hill (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Mint Hill 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 | 209.1(60) | 86.1(23) | 54.6(15) | 99.1(28) | 125.7(37) |
| Murder | 3.5(1) | 3.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 27.9(8) | 3.7(1) | 18.2(5) | 3.5(1) | 23.8(7) |
| Robbery | 17.4(5) | 26.2(7) | 3.6(1) | 14.2(4) | 27.2(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 160.3(46) | 52.4(14) | 32.8(9) | 81.4(23) | 74.8(22) |
| Property crime | 996.5(286) | 976.5(261) | 1016.1(279) | 838.7(237) | 805.3(237) |
| Burglary | 132.4(38) | 149.7(40) | 229.4(63) | 152.2(43) | 200.5(59) |
| Larceny | 759.6(218) | 737.1(197) | 651.9(179) | 527.3(149) | 502.9(148) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 94.1(27) | 74.8(20) | 123.8(34) | 159.2(45) | 95.1(28) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Mint Hill, 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 Mint Hill 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 Mint Hill calculated?
- Mint Hill'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 Mint Hill 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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