Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Roanoke Rapids, NC Crime Grade
How Roanoke Rapids 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
10/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Roanoke Rapids, NC was 832.1 per 100,000 residents (120 incidents over a population of 14,422). That puts Roanoke Rapids 156% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 156% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
That ranks Roanoke Rapids #3,616 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 4% of them, and #79 of 86 in North Carolina. Violent crime is down 7% year over year and up 5% over the last five years.
Roanoke Rapids, NC crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- North Carolina Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 832.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,616 of 3,771
- NC rank
- #79 of 86
- Safer than
- 4% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 7%
- 5-year change
- up 5%
- Population
- 14,422
- Reporting agency
- Roanoke Rapids Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Roanoke Rapids Police Department (FBI ORI NC0420200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Roanoke Rapids, NC
Also known as
- Great Falls
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Roanoke Rapids (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Roanoke Rapids 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 | 790.3(111) | 765.4(115) | 830.3(122) | 896.7(130) | 832.1(120) |
| Murder | 21.4(3) | 6.7(1) | 20.4(3) | 6.9(1) | 20.8(3) |
| Rape | 64.1(9) | 86.5(13) | 81.7(12) | 55.2(8) | 41.6(6) |
| Robbery | 99.7(14) | 186.4(28) | 183.7(27) | 117.3(17) | 83.2(12) |
| Aggravated assault | 605.2(85) | 485.9(73) | 544.4(80) | 717.4(104) | 686.5(99) |
| Property crime | 3958.4(556) | 4499.2(676) | 4403.2(647) | 3407.6(494) | 3883.0(560) |
| Burglary | 754.7(106) | 985.0(148) | 1041.2(153) | 538.0(78) | 707.3(102) |
| Larceny | 2926.1(411) | 3154.7(474) | 3048.9(448) | 2593.6(376) | 2905.3(419) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 249.2(35) | 326.1(49) | 292.6(43) | 248.3(36) | 256.6(37) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Roanoke Rapids, 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 Roanoke Rapids 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 Roanoke Rapids calculated?
- Roanoke Rapids'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 Roanoke Rapids 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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