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Rutherfordton Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

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

The city violent crime rate for Rutherfordton in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 34.57% and the city property crime rate in Rutherfordton was higher than the national property crime rate average by 72.84%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Rutherfordton was lower than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 35.11% and the city property crime rate in Rutherfordton was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 49.04%.

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

Rutherfordton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault7
Arson0
Burglary27
Larceny and Theft65
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape0
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)100
Property Crime99
Violent Crime8
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault10
Arson0
Burglary33
Larceny and Theft47
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)87
Property Crime86
Violent Crime12

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Rutherfordton Property Crime

Rutherfordton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Rutherfordton Crime 2025

Rutherfordton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Rutherfordton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Rutherfordton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Rutherfordton, 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 Rutherfordton 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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