County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Caldwell County, NC
At 80,652 residents, Caldwell County is a large county in North Carolina. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).
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Data updated 2026-07-13
635
Property offenses
64
Violent offenses
699
Total · 2024
Caldwell County, NC reported 79 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Caldwell County, NC agencies reported 64 violent and 635 property offenses. That equals about 79 violent and 787 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.
2024 UCR year
64 violent offenses
79/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Caldwell County, NC
Position in the state cohort
Caldwell County reported a lower violent-crime rate than most comparable North Carolina counties
At 79.4 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Caldwell County ranks 58 of 77 — above 19 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -36.6% against the cohort median of 125.2. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 9.2% of the 699 Part I offenses reported in Caldwell County for 2024, against a median of 18.0% across comparable North Carolina counties — a gap of 8.9 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 74.4 per 100,000 in 2020 to 79.4 in 2024 (+6.7%). The highest observed value was 85.6 in 2021 and the lowest 69.4 in 2022. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
On a large county row, county figures aggregate every participating agency inside the county. Participation is voluntary. Per-100,000 rates use a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census county population, never a Table 10 field; unmatched counties stay count-only. A large county line encloses very different communities.
Property Crime
635
Violent Crime
64
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
635
Burglary
168
Larceny-Theft
396
Motor Vehicle Theft
71
Arson
4
Violent Crime
64
Murder
5
Rape
11
Robbery
2
Aggravated Assault
46
Reporting Agency
Caldwell County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Caldwell County's crime figures on this page originate from Caldwell County Sheriff's Office's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the crime rate in Caldwell County, NC?▼
In 2024, Caldwell County reported 64 violent crimes and 635 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Caldwell County safe?▼
Caldwell County reported 699 total crimes in 2024.Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in North Carolina on our state page for context.
Similar-Size Counties in North Carolina
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.
FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.