Matthews, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Matthews, NC Summary

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

  • There were 892 total crimes committed in Matthews in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,838.8 total crimes per 100K people in Matthews.
  • The overall crime rate in Matthews is 33.95% above the national average.
  • Matthews ranks #133 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Matthews ranks #8,434 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

Matthews Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Matthews is 2,838.8 per 100,000 people. That's 33.95% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 21.11% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Matthews
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 892 2,838.8 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 20 63.6 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 32 101.8 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 58 184.6 375.8 359.0
Burglary 110 350.1 323.9 229.0
Larceny 666 2,119.5 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 58 184.6 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 834 2,654.2 1,968.1 1,760.0

Matthews 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 Matthews

58
Violent Crimes
184.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 violent crimes in Matthews in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Matthews is 184.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 541.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Matthews each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.58% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.88% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Matthews

834
Property Crimes
2,654.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
50.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 834 property crimes in Matthews in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Matthews is 2,654.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Matthews each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 50.81% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.86% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Matthews

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Concord, NC 111,922 1,415 1,264.3 1,105.2 159.0
Mint Hill, NC 28,259 264 934.2 835.1 99.1
Stallings, NC 17,564 127 723.1 671.8 51.2
Pineville, NC 11,330 1,074 9,479.3 8,755.5 723.7

Matthews SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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