Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Larceny-Theft Crimes in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Larceny-Theft Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (27,280), followed by Fayetteville (6,942), Asheville (3,345), Wilmington (3,219), and High Point (2,992).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Larceny-Theft crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Larceny-Theft 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 Larceny-Theft 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 Larceny-Theft Crimes in 2016
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Fayetteville
Asheville
Wilmington
High Point
Lumberton
Concord
Monroe
Hickory
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Larceny-Theft Crimes in 2016
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 27280
2 Fayetteville 6942
3 Asheville 3345
4 Wilmington 3219
5 High Point 2992
6 Lumberton 1917
7 Concord 1759
8 Monroe 1534
9 Hickory 1482
10 Goldsboro 1416
11 Cary 1363
12 Burlington 1309
13 Mooresville 1232
14 Salisbury 1169
15 Asheboro 1161
16 Pineville 1055
17 Chapel Hill 1017
18 Huntersville 959
19 Kernersville 956
20 Kinston 938
21 Matthews 909
22 Wake Forest 866
23 New Bern 856
24 Thomasville 842
25 Garner 782
26 Roanoke Rapids 747
27 Hendersonville 680
28 Henderson 638
29 Kannapolis 636
30 Lenoir 630
31 Hope Mills 603
32 Elizabeth City 602
33 Reidsville 573
34 Albemarle 538
35 Rockingham 528
36 Mebane 516
37 Apex 501
38 Mint Hill 491
39 Shelby 475
40 Belmont 445
41 Eden 419
42 Marion 403
42 Washington 403
43 Oxford 388
44 Fuquay-Varina 383
45 Mount Airy 378
46 Laurinburg 358
47 Forest City 350
48 Graham 338
49 Elkin 337
50 Carrboro 334
51 Clinton 332
52 Newton 325
53 Leland 323
54 Morehead City 322
55 Boone 307
56 Tarboro 297
57 Randleman 295
58 Clayton 285
59 Knightdale 273
60 Southern Pines 272
61 Siler City 266
62 Granite Falls 257
63 Wilkesboro 254
64 Holly Springs 245
65 Waynesville 233
66 Wadesboro 230
67 Aberdeen 226
68 Kings Mountain 224
69 Conover 216
70 King 208
71 Ahoskie 201
72 Mount Holly 199
73 Kill Devil Hills 188
74 Selma 185
75 Brevard 168
75 Sylva 168
76 Raeford 165
77 Mount Olive 152
78 Surf City 149
79 Benson 148
80 Mayodan 145
81 Stallings 140
82 Boiling Spring Lakes 138
83 Ayden 137
84 Biscoe 136
84 Rutherfordton 136
84 Wrightsville Beach 136
85 North Wilkesboro 135
86 Burgaw 132
87 Long View 131
88 Plymouth 130
89 Erwin 129
90 Wallace 127
91 Shallotte 122
92 Nags Head 119
93 Davidson 114
94 Pittsboro 113
95 Farmville 112
96 Emerald Isle 110
97 Hamlet 109
97 Waxhaw 109
98 Cherryville 105
99 Butner 104
100 Rolesville 103
101 Edenton 101
102 Winterville 99
103 Kitty Hawk 98
104 St. Pauls 97
105 Black Mountain 96
106 Tabor City 89
107 Yadkinville 88
108 Murphy 85
108 Spencer 85
109 Atlantic Beach 84
109 Fletcher 84
110 Pinehurst 82
111 Hudson 80
111 Weaverville 80
111 West Jefferson 80
112 Maiden 79
113 Fairmont 77
114 Wendell 76
115 Swansboro 73
116 Maxton 71
117 Creedmoor 70
118 Warsaw 68
119 Beaufort 67
119 Marshville 67
119 Newport 67
119 White Lake 67
120 Troutman 64
121 Louisburg 63
122 Angier 59
123 Stanley 57
124 Elon 53
125 Carthage 52
126 Manteo 50
127 Haw River 49
127 Troy 49
128 Bessemer City 47
128 Holly Ridge 47
129 Snow Hill 44
130 Pilot Mountain 43
130 Rockwell 43
131 Highlands 42
131 Woodfin 42
132 Lake Royale 37
132 Robersonville 37
132 Rowland 37
133 Gibsonville 36
133 Weldon 36
134 Warrenton 32
135 Dobson 29
136 Clyde 27
137 Blowing Rock 26
137 Pine Level 26
138 Youngsville 25
139 Windsor 24
140 Duck 23
141 Belhaven 22
141 Columbus 22
142 Claremont 21
143 Cape Carteret 19
143 Pine Knoll Shores 19
144 Bailey 17
144 Newland 17
144 Rose Hill 17
145 Maysville 15
146 Jefferson 14
147 Banner Elk 12
147 Drexel 12
147 Star 12
148 Beech Mountain 11
148 Biltmore Forest 11
149 Whispering Pines 10
150 Kenansville 7
150 Laurel Park 7
150 Richlands 7
150 Trent Woods 7
151 Pinebluff 3
152 Rocky Mount 0