Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
New Bern, NC Crime Grade
How New Bern 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 2025, the violent crime rate in New Bern, NC was 371.6 per 100,000 residents (130 incidents over a population of 34,980). That puts New Bern Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 14% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. New Bern (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
New Bern 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 | 513.6(154) | 509.3(161) | 296.8(94) | 362.5(118) | 371.6(130) |
| Murder | 23.3(7) | 9.5(3) | 12.6(4) | 12.3(4) | 11.4(4) |
| Rape | 40.0(12) | 34.8(11) | 15.8(5) | 33.8(11) | 17.2(6) |
| Robbery | 70.0(21) | 38.0(12) | 28.4(9) | 43.0(14) | 22.9(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 380.2(114) | 427.0(135) | 240.0(76) | 273.4(89) | 320.2(112) |
| Property crime | 2704.7(811) | 2062.4(652) | 2106.3(667) | 1637.6(533) | 1686.7(590) |
| Burglary | 530.3(159) | 461.8(146) | 514.7(163) | 273.4(89) | 271.6(95) |
| Larceny | 2061.0(618) | 1489.8(471) | 1471.6(466) | 1315.0(428) | 1369.4(479) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 100.1(30) | 104.4(33) | 107.4(34) | 49.2(16) | 40.0(14) |
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: New Bern'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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