County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Moore County, NC
At 99,727 residents, Moore 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
382
Property offenses
70
Violent offenses
452
Total · 2024
Moore County, NC reported 70 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Moore County, NC agencies reported 70 violent and 382 property offenses. That equals about 70 violent and 383 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
70 violent offenses
70/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Moore County, NC
Position in the state cohort
Moore County reported a lower violent-crime rate than most comparable North Carolina counties
At 70.2 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Moore County ranks 64 of 77 — above 13 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -43.9% 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.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 58.2 per 100,000 in 2020 to 70.2 in 2024 (+20.7%). The highest observed value was 80.2 in 2023 and the lowest 58.2 in 2020. 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
382
Violent Crime
70
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
382
Burglary
109
Larceny-Theft
227
Motor Vehicle Theft
46
Arson
9
Violent Crime
70
Murder
2
Rape
22
Robbery
3
Aggravated Assault
43
Reporting Agency
Moore County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Moore County's crime figures on this page originate from Moore 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 Moore County, NC?▼
In 2024, Moore County reported 70 violent crimes and 382 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Moore County safe?▼
Moore County reported 452 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.