Lumberton, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lumberton, NC Summary

Crime in Lumberton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lumberton 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 Lumberton:

  • There were 2,218 total crimes committed in Lumberton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 11,620.5 total crimes per 100K people in Lumberton.
  • The overall crime rate in Lumberton is 448.33% above the national average.
  • Lumberton ranks #242 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Lumberton ranks #9,858 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

Lumberton Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lumberton is 11,620.5 per 100,000 people. That's 448.33% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 395.77% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lumberton
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,218 11,620.5 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 10 52.4 7.5 5.0
Robbery 57 298.6 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 239 1,252.2 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 320 1,676.5 375.8 359.0
Burglary 388 2,032.8 323.9 229.0
Larceny 1,355 7,099.1 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 155 812.1 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 1,898 9,943.9 1,968.1 1,760.0

Lumberton 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 Lumberton

320
Violent Crimes
1,676.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
367.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 320 violent crimes in Lumberton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lumberton is 1,676.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lumberton each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 367.00% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 346.12% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lumberton

1,898
Property Crimes
9,943.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
465.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,898 property crimes in Lumberton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lumberton is 9,943.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 10.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lumberton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 465.00% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 405.24% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lumberton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, NC 209,945 7,883 3,754.8 3,094.6 660.2
Pinehurst, NC 18,716 63 336.6 277.8 58.8
Hope Mills, NC 17,838 716 4,013.9 3,593.5 420.5
Southern Pines, NC 17,092 410 2,398.8 2,030.2 368.6
Laurinburg, NC 14,994 1,040 6,936.1 5,042.0 1,894.1
Aberdeen, NC 9,795 344 3,512.0 3,267.0 245.0
Clinton, NC 8,300 319 3,843.4 3,277.1 566.3
Bennettsville, SC 6,430 293 4,556.8 3,561.4 995.3

Lumberton SnackAbility

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