Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2015
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (39,239), followed by Durham (12,831), Greensboro (12,010), Wilmington (6,059), and Asheville (4,843).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Total crimes.
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 Total 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.
Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
---|---|---|
1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 39239 |
2 | Durham | 12831 |
3 | Greensboro | 12010 |
4 | Wilmington | 6059 |
5 | Asheville | 4843 |
6 | Gastonia | 4375 |
7 | High Point | 4353 |
8 | Greenville | 3823 |
9 | Lumberton | 3399 |
10 | Rocky Mount | 2778 |
11 | Goldsboro | 2711 |
12 | Concord | 2462 |
13 | Wilson | 2340 |
14 | Burlington | 2265 |
15 | Hickory | 2098 |
16 | Cary | 1987 |
17 | Asheboro | 1843 |
18 | Jacksonville | 1819 |
19 | Salisbury | 1787 |
20 | Thomasville | 1277 |
21 | New Bern | 1245 |
22 | Garner | 1180 |
23 | Kannapolis | 1119 |
24 | Laurinburg | 1042 |
25 | Hope Mills | 1026 |
26 | Huntersville | 974 |
27 | Shelby | 947 |
28 | Reidsville | 945 |
29 | Wake Forest | 877 |
30 | Lenoir | 842 |
31 | Rockingham | 840 |
32 | Smithfield | 803 |
33 | Albemarle | 778 |
33 | Matthews | 778 |
34 | Lexington | 713 |
35 | Washington | 668 |
36 | Oxford | 654 |
37 | Spring Lake | 646 |
38 | Graham | 625 |
39 | Forest City | 619 |
40 | Mebane | 572 |
41 | Newton | 556 |
42 | Southern Pines | 530 |
43 | Roxboro | 517 |
44 | Carrboro | 503 |
45 | Mount Airy | 501 |
46 | Williamston | 487 |
47 | Clinton | 481 |
48 | Mint Hill | 478 |
49 | Siler City | 476 |
50 | Morehead City | 475 |
51 | Lincolnton | 447 |
52 | Clayton | 431 |
53 | Cornelius | 425 |
54 | Morrisville | 405 |
55 | Belmont | 404 |
56 | Tarboro | 385 |
57 | Boone | 370 |
58 | Wadesboro | 367 |
59 | Hamlet | 362 |
60 | Kings Mountain | 349 |
61 | Selma | 343 |
62 | Aberdeen | 338 |
62 | Zebulon | 338 |
63 | Conover | 337 |
64 | Mount Holly | 334 |
65 | Ahoskie | 321 |
65 | Waynesville | 321 |
66 | Wilkesboro | 314 |
67 | Leland | 309 |
68 | Holly Springs | 305 |
69 | Archdale | 285 |
70 | Nags Head | 282 |
71 | Granite Falls | 269 |
72 | Long View | 260 |
73 | Sylva | 252 |
74 | Carolina Beach | 245 |
75 | Mount Olive | 244 |
76 | Butner | 239 |
77 | Mocksville | 225 |
78 | Havelock | 223 |
79 | Raeford | 220 |
80 | Erwin | 205 |
80 | Wallace | 205 |
81 | Biscoe | 204 |
81 | Weaverville | 204 |
82 | Wrightsville Beach | 194 |
83 | Tabor City | 192 |
84 | Edenton | 183 |
85 | Brevard | 178 |
85 | Farmville | 178 |
85 | Winterville | 178 |
86 | Shallotte | 176 |
87 | King | 174 |
87 | Stallings | 174 |
88 | Chadbourn | 173 |
89 | Cherryville | 172 |
90 | Emerald Isle | 168 |
91 | Kitty Hawk | 166 |
92 | Plymouth | 163 |
93 | Warsaw | 157 |
94 | Surf City | 155 |
95 | Maxton | 153 |
96 | Atlantic Beach | 152 |
97 | Rutherfordton | 151 |
98 | Troy | 143 |
99 | Davidson | 139 |
100 | Burgaw | 135 |
101 | Bessemer City | 131 |
102 | Spencer | 130 |
103 | Beaufort | 128 |
104 | Murphy | 125 |
105 | Fletcher | 124 |
106 | Gibsonville | 123 |
106 | Louisburg | 123 |
106 | Rolesville | 123 |
107 | Maiden | 122 |
108 | Newport | 120 |
109 | Pittsboro | 118 |
110 | Waxhaw | 115 |
111 | Lillington | 114 |
112 | Scotland Neck | 109 |
113 | Creedmoor | 108 |
114 | Marshville | 106 |
115 | Black Mountain | 104 |
115 | Jonesville | 104 |
116 | Pinehurst | 102 |
116 | Yadkinville | 102 |
117 | Taylorsville | 101 |
118 | Andrews | 100 |
118 | Carthage | 100 |
118 | Hudson | 100 |
119 | Cramerton | 98 |
120 | Robersonville | 97 |
120 | Swansboro | 97 |
121 | Wendell | 88 |
122 | Stanley | 85 |
122 | St. Pauls | 85 |
123 | Weldon | 82 |
124 | Highlands | 81 |
125 | Holly Ridge | 80 |
125 | Woodfin | 80 |
126 | Pilot Mountain | 79 |
127 | Windsor | 78 |
128 | North Topsail Beach | 72 |
129 | Haw River | 70 |
130 | Snow Hill | 67 |
131 | Southern Shores | 63 |
132 | West Jefferson | 61 |
133 | Fair Bluff | 59 |
134 | Valdese | 56 |
135 | Dobson | 52 |
136 | Troutman | 51 |
137 | Rockwell | 50 |
138 | Blowing Rock | 48 |
139 | Duck | 44 |
139 | Rose Hill | 44 |
139 | Trent Woods | 44 |
140 | Lake Royale | 43 |
141 | Mount Gilead | 40 |
142 | Mars Hill | 37 |
143 | Belhaven | 35 |
143 | Cape Carteret | 35 |
143 | Claremont | 35 |
144 | Pinetops | 34 |
145 | Middlesex | 33 |
145 | Spring Hope | 33 |
146 | Columbus | 32 |
146 | Pine Level | 32 |
147 | Lake Lure | 29 |
147 | Manteo | 29 |
147 | Pine Knoll Shores | 29 |
148 | Tryon | 28 |
149 | Drexel | 25 |
149 | Star | 25 |
150 | Kenansville | 24 |
151 | Laurel Park | 23 |
152 | Newland | 19 |
153 | Bethel | 12 |
153 | Bunn | 12 |
153 | Whispering Pines | 12 |
154 | Richlands | 11 |
155 | Maysville | 8 |