Statesville, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Statesville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 1,456 total crimes committed in Statesville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,814.0 total crimes per 100K people in Statesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Statesville is 127.16% above the national average.
  • Statesville ranks #214 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Statesville ranks #9,537 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

Statesville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Statesville is 4,814.0 per 100,000 people. That's 127.16% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 105.38% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Statesville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,456 4,814.0 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.3 7.5 5.0
Robbery 25 82.7 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 247 816.7 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 289 955.5 375.8 359.0
Burglary 219 724.1 323.9 229.0
Larceny 811 2,681.4 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 137 453.0 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 1,167 3,858.5 1,968.1 1,760.0

Statesville 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 Statesville

289
Violent Crimes
955.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
166.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 289 violent crimes in Statesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Statesville is 955.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Statesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 166.16% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 154.27% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Statesville

1,167
Property Crimes
3,858.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
119.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,167 property crimes in Statesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Statesville is 3,858.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Statesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 119.23% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 96.05% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Statesville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Huntersville, NC 65,752 991 1,507.2 1,364.2 143.0
Mooresville, NC 54,823 1,299 2,369.4 2,152.4 217.1
Cornelius, NC 33,699 384 1,139.5 1,035.6 103.9
Matthews, NC 31,422 892 2,838.8 2,654.2 184.6
Stallings, NC 17,564 127 723.1 671.8 51.2
Davidson, NC 14,332 70 488.4 446.6 41.9
King, NC 7,680 98 1,276.0 1,197.9 78.1
Troutman, NC 4,057 142 3,500.1 3,327.6 172.5

Statesville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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