Lincoln County, NC Crime


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Lincoln, NC County has an unfortunately high rate of violent crime compared to the national average, with 21.8 incidents per 100,000 people. This is well above the US average which stands at 22.7 incidents per 100,000 people. Property crime in Lincoln County is also higher than the US average, standing at 54.4 incidents per 100,000 people as opposed to the national average which is 35.4 incidents per 100,000 people. It's clear that Lincoln County has a serious problem with both violent and property crime and more needs to be done to reduce these numbers and create a safer environment for its citizens.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Lincoln County violent crime is 21.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Lincoln County property crime is 54.4. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Lincoln, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Huntersville, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Huntersville, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Dallas, NC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001433.500202.3231.24913.31358.43439.3115.6
2009760.6052.578.7629.44222.41153.92858.6209.8
2011440044443524026.4880.12970.3176
2012636.802243.9570.94655.21032.13425.6197.6
2019417.8041.8104.4271.63196.2501.42277417.8

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Dallas, NC417.83,196.23,460122019
Newton, NC349.73,482.113,062132019
Cherryville, NC263.92,523.95,452142019
Claremont, NC584.82,046.81,369152016
Lowell, NC242.7970.63,709152019
Bessemer City, NC234.11,531.05,466152019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Huntersville, NC1351,620.225,385172019
Kannapolis, NC260.22,275.037,538292019
Concord, NC121.71,649.780,069302019
Rock Hill, SC661.03,346.166,924382019
Asheville, NC742.26,325.289,546782019
Greenville, SC575.74,016.957,595812019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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Over 6 years ago

My husband and are in the area looking at relocation possibilities. We drove through Lincoln County to Lincolnton and it was very depressing. Run down homes, animals  More

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