Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on February 8, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Lumberton had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,039.24), followed by Rocky Mount (1,291.34), Kinston (1,282.29), Henderson (1,169.1), and Laurinburg (969.48).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in North Carolina, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for North Carolina cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Lumberton
Rocky Mount
Kinston
Henderson
Laurinburg
Goldsboro
Burlington
Shelby
Smithfield
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Lumberton 2039.24
2 Rocky Mount 1291.34
3 Kinston 1282.29
4 Henderson 1169.10
5 Laurinburg 969.48
6 Goldsboro 840.81
7 Burlington 789.42
8 Shelby 764.63
9 Smithfield 751.88
10 Durham 725.92
11 Southern Pines 681.94
12 Roanoke Rapids 679.11
13 Winston-Salem 663.01
14 Monroe 656.67
15 Hickory 656.57
16 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 647.86
17 Mebane 633.72
18 Salisbury 625.02
19 Gastonia 618.29
20 Eden 601.49
21 Hendersonville 589.16
22 Fayetteville 575.82
23 Wilmington 565.05
24 Greensboro 563.13
25 Mount Airy 542.80
26 New Bern 539.82
27 Albemarle 535.13
28 Wilson 526.26
29 Greenville 523.78
30 Thomasville 522.34
31 High Point 520.59
32 Graham 517.28
33 Asheville 495.93
34 Kernersville 461.02
35 Tarboro 446.31
36 Fuquay-Varina 438.22
37 Raleigh 423.21
38 Reidsville 362.62
39 Hope Mills 359.11
40 Lincolnton 355.97
41 Mount Holly 346.45
42 Lexington 329.86
43 Belmont 313.14
44 Kings Mountain 309.24
45 Carrboro 308.66
46 Sanford 305.55
47 Morganton 304.36
48 Asheboro 301.55
49 Mooresville 290.41
50 Lenoir 279.15
51 Garner 242.07
52 Cornelius 228.68
53 Knightdale 210.21
54 Newton 206.41
55 Boone 195.86
56 Huntersville 175.17
57 Matthews 166.59
58 Mint Hill 165.45
59 Wake Forest 156.15
60 Leland 155.53
61 Clayton 150.29
62 Chapel Hill 148.50
63 Waxhaw 137.70
64 Archdale 112.26
65 Apex 84.43
66 Cary 81.55
67 Pinehurst 79.96
68 Stallings 70.11
69 Morrisville 56.78
70 Holly Springs 54.43