Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Raleigh, NC Crime Grade
How Raleigh 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 Raleigh, NC was 391.4 per 100,000 residents (1,991 incidents over a population of 508,719). That puts Raleigh Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 20% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Raleigh (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Raleigh 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 | 469.5(2,262) | 507.4(2,389) | 532.9(2,573) | 491.5(2,399) | 391.4(1,991) |
| Murder | 5.4(26) | 9.6(45) | 5.8(28) | 4.9(24) | 4.9(25) |
| Rape | 36.1(174) | 40.4(190) | 35.0(169) | 37.5(183) | 34.4(175) |
| Robbery | 101.7(490) | 94.5(445) | 87.8(424) | 87.1(425) | 73.9(376) |
| Aggravated assault | 326.3(1,572) | 363.0(1,709) | 404.3(1,952) | 362.0(1,767) | 278.1(1,415) |
| Property crime | 2155.1(10,384) | 2375.6(11,185) | 2622.6(12,663) | 2837.6(13,850) | 2296.4(11,682) |
| Burglary | 277.5(1,337) | 260.2(1,225) | 313.8(1,515) | 279.3(1,363) | 299.2(1,522) |
| Larceny | 1645.6(7,929) | 1849.7(8,709) | 1902.7(9,187) | 2068.1(10,094) | 1680.3(8,548) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 223.7(1,078) | 256.1(1,206) | 395.4(1,909) | 482.9(2,357) | 308.6(1,570) |
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: Raleigh'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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