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Lincolnton Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Lincolnton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 19 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lincolnton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lincolnton in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 30.18% and the city property crime rate in Lincolnton was higher than the national property crime rate average by 26.94%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lincolnton was lower than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 30.75% and the city property crime rate in Lincolnton was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 9.46%.

Property and Violent Crime
Lincolnton Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Lincolnton Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Lincolnton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault25
Arson1
Burglary15
Larceny and Theft224
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)288
Property Crime247
Violent Crime29
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault34
Arson1
Burglary32
Larceny and Theft258
Motor Vehicle Theft25
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape5
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)356
Property Crime315
Violent Crime41

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lincolnton Property Crime

Lincolnton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lincolnton Crime 2025

Lincolnton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lincolnton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lincolnton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lincolnton, North Carolina crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Lincolnton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 19 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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