China Grove Roller Mill · Photo: Ncpappy · CC BY-SA 3.0China Grove has less violent crime per resident than three in four U.S. towns
Across all the graded crimes, China Grove lands on B (#15 of 163 graded towns in North Carolina): less crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, 0.8 violent crime and 10.3 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 5.0 and 27.9 in the rest of North Carolina.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NC” is every other North Carolina city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in China Grove
China Grove reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 North Carolina towns on China Grove’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Landis (B−). Neighbors ↓
Among North Carolina towns, higher
North Carolina’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so China Grove’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 91% of the 163 North Carolina towns we grade, against 64% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind China Grove’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | China Grove | Rest of North Carolina | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
China Grove’s police reported 11 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.8 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.0 in the rest of North Carolina and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in China Grove per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | China Grove property | Rest of North Carolina property | China Grove violent | Rest of North Carolina violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.9 | 28.9 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 11.4 | 29.6 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 11.1 | 28.8 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 8.4 | 25.2 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of North Carolina.
41 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
2 violent and 39 property, as reported to the FBI by China Grove’s police.
Two people died in crashes on China Grove’s roads in 2019–2023
China Grove had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for North Carolina towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of China Grove’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so China Grove’s own rate (8.8) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
China Grove and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Grove | B | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| Landis | B− | 2.4 | 11.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
North Carolina towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Grove | B | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| Raeford | B− | 1.4 | 13.1 |
| Valdese | C | 2.1 | 18.7 |
| Benson | D | 7.1 | 31.5 |
| Farmville | D | 9.9 | 24.3 |
| Ahoskie | D− | 9.5 | 34.3 |
The five graded North Carolina towns closest to China Grove’s population (4,650), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of China Grove. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against China Grove’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (4,652 in 2025); our figure for China Grove is 4,650 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in China Grove
Is China Grove, NC safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, China Grove reports less crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #15 of 163 in North Carolina. Its police reported 0.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.0 in the rest of North Carolina and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in China Grove?
0.8 violent and 10.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of North Carolina reports 5.0 and 27.9; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is China Grove safer than Landis?
Landis reports more crime per resident than China Grove: Landis grades B− for safety and China Grove B. Landis’s police reported 2.4 violent and 11.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices China Grove?
China Grove’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “China Grove”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.