County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Granville County, NC
At 60,992 residents, Granville 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
273
Property offenses
68
Violent offenses
341
Total · 2024
Granville County, NC reported 112 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Granville County, NC agencies reported 68 violent and 273 property offenses. That equals about 112 violent and 448 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
68 violent offenses
112/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Granville County, NC
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 67.2 per 100,000 in 2020 to 111.5 in 2024 (+65.9%). The highest observed value was 114.8 in 2023 and the lowest 67.2 in 2020. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Position in the state cohort
Granville County sits mid-pack among comparable North Carolina counties
At 111.5 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Granville County ranks 44 of 77 — above 33 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -10.9% 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.
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
273
Violent Crime
68
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
273
Burglary
75
Larceny-Theft
157
Motor Vehicle Theft
41
Arson
4
Violent Crime
68
Murder
6
Rape
18
Robbery
5
Aggravated Assault
39
Reporting Agency
Granville County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Granville County's crime figures on this page originate from Granville 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 Granville County, NC?▼
In 2024, Granville County reported 68 violent crimes and 273 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Granville County safe?▼
Granville County reported 341 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
A per-capita rate is easiest to read against places of similar scale, so these are the North Carolina counties closest to Granville County in population. Their populations run from 59,036 to 64,444, against 60,992 here. Or launch the
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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.