Lincolnton, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lincolnton, NC Summary

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

  • There were 310 total crimes committed in Lincolnton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,484.4 total crimes per 100K people in Lincolnton.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincolnton is 17.23% above the national average.
  • Lincolnton ranks #121 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Lincolnton ranks #8,028 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Lincolnton Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincolnton is 2,484.4 per 100,000 people. That's 17.23% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 5.99% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincolnton
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 310 2,484.4 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 8 64.1 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 240.4 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 45 360.6 375.8 359.0
Burglary 20 160.3 323.9 229.0
Larceny 236 1,891.3 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 72.1 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 265 2,123.7 1,968.1 1,760.0

Lincolnton Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Lincolnton

45
Violent Crimes
360.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Lincolnton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincolnton is 360.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 277.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincolnton each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.46% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.04% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincolnton

265
Property Crimes
2,123.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 265 property crimes in Lincolnton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincolnton is 2,123.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lincolnton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.67% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.91% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lincolnton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gastonia, NC 85,112 3,714 4,363.7 3,514.2 849.5
Hickory, NC 44,682 1,444 3,231.7 2,824.4 407.3
Cornelius, NC 33,699 384 1,139.5 1,035.6 103.9
Mount Holly, NC 18,581 326 1,754.5 1,646.8 107.6
Newton, NC 13,479 311 2,307.3 1,906.7 400.6
Kings Mountain, NC 12,045 351 2,914.1 2,266.5 647.6
Conover, NC 8,525 373 4,375.4 3,988.3 387.1
Cherryville, NC 6,342 201 3,169.3 2,995.9 173.4
Dallas, NC 6,225 129 2,072.3 1,815.3 257.0

Lincolnton SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
7
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