Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Sanford, NC Crime Grade
How Sanford 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
4/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Sanford, NC was 180.5 per 100,000 residents (59 incidents over a population of 32,687). That puts Sanford Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 51% below the North Carolina statewide rate of 364.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sanford (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sanford vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 214.5(65) | 215.8(66) | 231.6(72) | 204.9(65) | 180.5(59) |
| Murder | 13.2(4) | 16.3(5) | 12.9(4) | 9.5(3) | 9.2(3) |
| Rape | 23.1(7) | 13.1(4) | 6.4(2) | 12.6(4) | 18.4(6) |
| Robbery | 49.5(15) | 39.2(12) | 51.5(16) | 59.9(19) | 24.5(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 128.7(39) | 147.1(45) | 160.9(50) | 123.0(39) | 128.5(42) |
| Property crime | 3052.9(925) | 2488.3(761) | 2464.4(766) | 2279.5(723) | 2471.9(808) |
| Burglary | 432.4(131) | 284.5(87) | 263.8(82) | 264.8(84) | 296.8(97) |
| Larceny | 2458.8(745) | 2076.3(635) | 2055.8(639) | 1910.6(606) | 2065.0(675) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 155.1(47) | 124.3(38) | 135.1(42) | 97.7(31) | 97.9(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: Sanford'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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