North Carolina county safety map · 54,919 residents

Crime Map, Crime Rate, and Safety Score for Lenoir County, North Carolina

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores across the scored Census block groups in Lenoir County. Areas without coverage remain unscored. Scores are modeled for consistent comparison across real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

County Safety Score 13/100 Grade F 49 scored block groups · 0 to 100, higher is safer

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Lenoir County, North Carolina local context

The county aggregate Safety Score is 13, with a F grade across 49 scored block groups.

Lenoir County, North Carolina is a mid-sized county market, with an estimated 54,919 residents across 23,351 households.

The county housing profile includes both owner and renter context, with owner-occupied homes at 59.2% and renter-occupied homes at 40.8%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 21.9% poverty rate, a 9% unemployment rate, 16.3% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 8.8% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside Lenoir County without relying on one broad county-level view.

The county score ranks the county’s median underlying model prediction against other counties nationwide. It is not an average of the ZIP scores or displayed block-group scores. Supporting profile data uses publicly available government estimates.

Population 54,919
Households 23,351
Owner occupied 59.2%
Renter occupied 40.8%
Poverty rate 21.9%
Unemployment 9%
60+ min commute 8.8%

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Compare ZIP profiles in Lenoir County

All 4 ZIP profiles assigned to this county, listed by ZIP code by default. ZIP boundaries can cross county lines; assignment uses the primary county.

Across these ZIP profiles, Safety Scores range from 35 to 77.

ZIP Safety Scores in Lenoir County
ZIPSafety ScoreGradeScored areas
28501 35 /100 D 26
28504 52 /100 C 24
28525 77 /100 B 8
28551 51 /100 C 16

Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.

Each ZIP estimate is population weighted. The county score uses a separate national ranking, so it should not be read as the average of this table.

Local search context

Is Lenoir County, North Carolina safe?

Lenoir County has a county Safety Score of 13 out of 100, grade F, higher than 13% of US counties. Higher scores mean lower modeled crime. Its ZIP codes range from 35 to 77, so the answer depends on the neighborhood.

One county-wide number can't describe Lenoir County. This page starts broad, then points you to the block groups, ZIP profiles, and address-centered views where the local differences actually show.

CrimeScore is modeled neighborhood safety context, not an official agency crime-rate report. Use it for comparison, API workflows, and map exploration, not as a guarantee about a specific person, home, or future event.

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer, and orange and red indicate lower modeled safety. Click any block group to see its score and grade. Create an account to review API plans for production use.

About the score

The county score provides national county-level context. ZIP estimates and local map scores summarize different geographic areas. These are modeled estimates, not official crime rates, causal explanations, or individual predictions. Prohibited high-impact uses remain out of scope.

Sources & dates

What this profile is based on

Scores describe modeled area conditions. They are not counts of reported incidents or a prediction for an individual address.

Map score release
v2-20260816-refined. A separate county score refresh date is unavailable.
Community statistics
ACS 5-year, 2020–2024. Rolled up from block-group records.
Community profile generated
June 15, 2026. This date applies to the community statistics, not the score.
ZIP comparison export
August 16, 2026 · model 2.0
Crime reporting period
A location-specific reporting period is not supplied with this profile. Export dates do not mean that incidents are current to that day.

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