Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Morehead City, NC Crime Grade
How Morehead City 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
7/10
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 Morehead City, NC was 278.3 per 100,000 residents (28 incidents over a population of 10,060). That puts Morehead City 14% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 14% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Morehead City (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Morehead City 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 | 358.1(35) | 295.6(29) | 310.0(31) | 361.4(36) | 278.3(28) |
| Murder | 20.5(2) | 10.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 81.8(8) | 40.8(4) | 60.0(6) | 50.2(5) | 79.5(8) |
| Robbery | 10.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 10.0(1) | 19.9(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 245.5(24) | 244.6(24) | 250.0(25) | 301.2(30) | 178.9(18) |
| Property crime | 2670.3(261) | 2528.0(248) | 2829.7(283) | 3062.2(305) | 2017.9(203) |
| Burglary | 276.2(27) | 458.7(45) | 480.0(48) | 170.7(17) | 159.0(16) |
| Larceny | 2291.8(224) | 1926.6(189) | 2209.8(221) | 2811.2(280) | 1799.2(181) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 102.3(10) | 132.5(13) | 140.0(14) | 80.3(8) | 59.6(6) |
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: Morehead City'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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