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Morganton Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Morganton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Morganton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2022.

The city violent crime rate for Morganton in 2022 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 5.22% and the city property crime rate in Morganton was higher than the national property crime rate average by 68.91%.

In 2022 the city violent crime rate in Morganton was higher than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 1.16% and the city property crime rate in Morganton was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 61.32%.

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

Morganton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2022 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault58
Arson1
Burglary164
Larceny and Theft386
Motor Vehicle Theft35
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape9
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)659
Property Crime585
Violent Crime72
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault58
Arson3
Burglary158
Larceny and Theft374
Motor Vehicle Theft28
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape12
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)634
Property Crime560
Violent Crime73

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Morganton Property Crime

Morganton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Morganton Crime 2022

Morganton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Morganton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Morganton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Morganton, 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 Morganton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 16 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2022.

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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