Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2015

Updated on November 24, 2023.

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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2015
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2015
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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