Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2023
Morganton, NC Crime Grade
How Morganton 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
6/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2023, the violent crime rate in Morganton, NC was 362.3 per 100,000 residents (64 incidents over a population of 17,664). That puts Morganton 6% below the U.S. rate of 385.9 and 6% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 385.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Morganton (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Morganton vs. U.S., 2023 — 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 496.2(82) | 713.0(118) | 379.4(63) | 409.8(72) | 362.3(64) |
| Murder | 6.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 78.7(13) | 102.7(17) | 66.2(11) | 51.2(9) | 45.3(8) |
| Robbery | 24.2(4) | 42.3(7) | 30.1(5) | 28.5(5) | 22.6(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 387.3(64) | 568.0(94) | 283.0(47) | 330.1(58) | 294.4(52) |
| Property crime | 3758.2(621) | 4495.5(744) | 2969.0(493) | 3329.9(585) | 2383.4(421) |
| Burglary | 1101.4(182) | 1063.4(176) | 855.2(142) | 933.5(164) | 418.9(74) |
| Larceny | 2451.0(405) | 3136.0(519) | 1933.2(321) | 2191.5(385) | 1777.6(314) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 199.7(33) | 290.0(48) | 174.6(29) | 199.2(35) | 181.2(32) |
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: Morganton'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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