Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Pineville, NC Crime Grade
How Pineville 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
9/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Pineville, NC was 702.7 per 100,000 residents (83 incidents over a population of 11,812). That puts Pineville 116% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 116% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Pineville #3,522 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 7% of them, and #76 of 86 in North Carolina. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and down 20% over the last five years.
Pineville, NC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- North Carolina Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 702.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,522 of 3,771
- NC rank
- #76 of 86
- Safer than
- 7% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- down 20%
- Population
- 11,812
- Reporting agency
- Pineville Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Pineville Police Department (FBI ORI NC0600300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pineville (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Pineville 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 | 875.0(82) | 522.5(56) | 726.5(80) | 723.7(82) | 702.7(83) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 8.5(1) |
| Rape | 64.0(6) | 18.7(2) | 72.6(8) | 26.5(3) | 42.3(5) |
| Robbery | 149.4(14) | 121.3(13) | 181.6(20) | 194.2(22) | 84.7(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 661.6(62) | 382.5(41) | 463.1(51) | 503.1(57) | 567.2(67) |
| Property crime | 11588.9(1,086) | 8966.2(961) | 8699.6(958) | 8773.2(994) | 7475.4(883) |
| Burglary | 1707.4(160) | 802.4(86) | 544.9(60) | 1165.0(132) | 821.2(97) |
| Larceny | 9123.9(855) | 7548.1(809) | 7146.7(787) | 6743.2(764) | 5943.1(702) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 725.6(68) | 615.8(66) | 980.7(108) | 847.3(96) | 694.2(82) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Pineville, 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 Pineville 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 Pineville calculated?
- Pineville'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 Pineville 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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