Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Mount Airy had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (454.63), followed by Hickory (437.85), Asheville (359.59), Gastonia (343.87), and Asheboro (293.3).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle 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 Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
Mount Airy
Hickory
Asheville
Gastonia
Asheboro
Greensboro
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Durham
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Mount Airy 454.63
2 Hickory 437.85
3 Asheville 359.59
4 Gastonia 343.87
5 Asheboro 293.30
6 Greensboro 291.67
7 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 286.68
8 Durham 283.18
9 Lenoir 273.26
10 Henderson 270.97
11 Reidsville 258.99
12 Thomasville 251.19
13 Hendersonville 250.59
14 High Point 249.18
15 Wilmington 235.30
16 Rocky Mount 217.79
17 Burlington 211.38
18 Kernersville 206.42
19 Fayetteville 202.01
20 Albemarle 193.48
21 Belmont 193.02
22 Eden 176.23
23 Goldsboro 167.49
24 Roanoke Rapids 165.75
25 Kinston 163.53
26 Newton 160.81
27 Matthews 158.12
28 Lincolnton 157.07
29 Garner 146.82
30 Kannapolis 143.58
31 Elizabeth City 140.43
32 Mebane 129.97
33 Greenville 112.28
34 Smithfield 112.10
35 Mint Hill 111.66
36 Knightdale 103.74
37 Tarboro 91.54
38 Clayton 90.43
39 Mooresville 89.07
40 Chapel Hill 89.00
41 Jacksonville 77.27
42 Archdale 77.16
43 Fuquay-Varina 76.56
44 Mount Holly 75.14
45 Concord 70.84
46 Carrboro 69.60
47 Hope Mills 67.38
48 Huntersville 63.97
49 Boone 62.70
50 Stallings 57.49
51 New Bern 49.68
52 Havelock 49.61
53 Cary 43.12
54 Southern Pines 42.78
55 Davidson 39.30
56 Wake Forest 35.70
57 Morrisville 30.88
58 Leland 30.32
59 Apex 28.48
60 Holly Springs 22.93
61 Waxhaw 13.26
62 Pinehurst 12.39
63 Elon 9.73
64 Kings Mountain 9.24