Lenoir, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lenoir, NC Summary

Crime in Lenoir research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lenoir over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lenoir:

  • There were 706 total crimes committed in Lenoir the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,887.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lenoir.
  • The overall crime rate in Lenoir is 67.27% above the national average.
  • Lenoir ranks #182 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Lenoir ranks #8,885 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lenoir Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lenoir is 3,887.7 per 100,000 people. That's 67.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 46.94% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lenoir
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 706 3,887.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 5 27.5 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 110.1 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 38 209.3 419.3 369.8
Burglary 172 947.1 471.2 269.8
Larceny 426 2,345.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 70 385.5 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 668 3,678.4 2,226.5 1,954.4

Lenoir Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lenoir

38
Violent Crimes
209.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Lenoir in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lenoir is 209.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 477.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lenoir each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.10% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lenoir

668
Property Crimes
3,678.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
88.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 668 property crimes in Lenoir in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lenoir is 3,678.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lenoir each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 88.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 65.21% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lenoir

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mooresville, NC 52,762 1,220 2,312.3 2,132.2 180.1
Hickory, NC 43,756 1,764 4,031.4 3,501.2 530.2
Cornelius, NC 31,781 362 1,139.0 1,006.9 132.2
Boone, NC 18,007 295 1,638.3 1,527.2 111.1
Davidson, NC 15,189 76 500.4 467.4 32.9
Lincolnton, NC 11,651 468 4,016.8 3,639.2 377.6
Conover, NC 8,525 373 4,375.4 3,988.3 387.1
Black Mountain, NC 8,297 181 2,181.5 2,061.0 120.5
Granite Falls, NC 4,920 226 4,593.5 4,451.2 142.3
Valdese, NC 4,663 79 1,694.2 1,479.7 214.5

Lenoir SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8
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