Lumberton, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lumberton, NC Summary

Crime in Lumberton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lumberton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lumberton:

  • There were 2,533 total crimes committed in Lumberton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 13,630.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lumberton.
  • The overall crime rate in Lumberton is 486.47% above the national average.
  • Lumberton ranks #256 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Lumberton ranks #9,846 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Lumberton Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lumberton is 13,630.7 per 100,000 people. That's 486.47% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 415.18% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lumberton
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,533 13,630.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 8 43.1 8.0 6.3
Robbery 61 328.3 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 361 1,942.6 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 446 2,400.0 419.3 369.8
Burglary 558 3,002.7 471.2 269.8
Larceny 1,378 7,415.4 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 151 812.6 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,087 11,230.7 2,226.5 1,954.4

Lumberton Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lumberton

446
Violent Crimes
2,400.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
549.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 446 violent crimes in Lumberton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lumberton is 2,400.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lumberton each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 549.01% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 472.37% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lumberton

2,087
Property Crimes
11,230.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
474.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,087 property crimes in Lumberton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lumberton is 11,230.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 8.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lumberton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 474.64% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 404.41% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lumberton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fayetteville, NC 208,980 9,268 4,434.9 3,456.8 978.1
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Hope Mills, NC 17,843 744 4,169.7 3,727.0 442.8
Southern Pines, NC 16,388 366 2,233.3 1,989.3 244.1
Laurinburg, NC 15,199 916 6,026.7 4,467.4 1,559.3
Aberdeen, NC 9,528 287 3,012.2 2,718.3 293.9
Clinton, NC 8,004 369 4,610.2 3,623.2 987.0
Bennettsville, SC 6,891 309 4,484.1 3,207.1 1,277.0
Pembroke, NC 2,803 206 7,349.3 6,671.4 677.8
Fairmont, NC 2,169 170 7,837.7 6,592.9 1,244.8

Lumberton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9
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