Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Wilson, NC Crime Grade
How Wilson 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
7/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Wilson, NC was 477.3 per 100,000 residents (232 incidents over a population of 48,609). That puts Wilson Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 47% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Wilson (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wilson 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 | 595.9(295) | 513.5(244) | 524.4(249) | 579.2(277) | 477.3(232) |
| Murder | 18.2(9) | 10.5(5) | 10.5(5) | 25.1(12) | 18.5(9) |
| Rape | 20.2(10) | 10.5(5) | 10.5(5) | 27.2(13) | 8.2(4) |
| Robbery | 80.8(40) | 86.3(41) | 92.7(44) | 62.7(30) | 49.4(24) |
| Aggravated assault | 476.7(236) | 406.2(193) | 410.7(195) | 464.2(222) | 401.2(195) |
| Property crime | 2506.7(1,241) | 2500.1(1,188) | 2693.8(1,279) | 2440.1(1,167) | 2168.3(1,054) |
| Burglary | 426.2(211) | 393.5(187) | 391.8(186) | 286.5(137) | 265.4(129) |
| Larceny | 1874.5(928) | 1908.8(907) | 1996.7(948) | 1890.2(904) | 1691.0(822) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 189.9(94) | 164.1(78) | 250.6(119) | 234.2(112) | 193.4(94) |
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: Wilson'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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