Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (6,068), followed by Durham (2,132), Greensboro (2,104), Fayetteville (1,421), and High Point (756).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Violent 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 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.

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Related Topics: North Carolina FBI UCR 2017 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	6068
2	Durham	2132
3	Greensboro	2104
4	Fayetteville	1421
5	High Point	756
6	Wilmington	748
7	Greenville	578
8	Gastonia	567
9	Asheville	551
10	Burlington	499
11	Rocky Mount	380
12	Goldsboro	269
13	Kinston	266
14	Jacksonville	218
15	Hickory	214
16	Henderson	182
17	New Bern	140
18	Asheboro	127
19	Elizabeth City	125
20	Reidsville	118
21	Thomasville	116
22	Cary	107
22	Hope Mills	107
22	Roanoke Rapids	107
23	Garner	96
24	Concord	94
25	Eden	91
26	Albemarle	89
27	Kannapolis	84
28	Wadesboro	83
29	Chapel Hill	79
30	Kernersville	78
31	Clinton	76
32	Washington	72
33	Smithfield	70
34	Whiteville	69
35	Huntersville	61
36	Rockingham	60
37	Mooresville	59
38	Mebane	58
39	Siler City	57
40	Edenton	56
41	Matthews	53
42	Pineville	50
43	Lenoir	49
43	Oxford	49
43	Plymouth	49
44	Hendersonville	47
45	Lincolnton	46
45	Newton	46
46	Mint Hill	43
47	Belmont	42
47	Southern Pines	42
48	Farmville	41
48	Wake Forest	41
49	Williamston	40
50	Selma	39
50	Tarboro	39
51	Carrboro	38
52	Marion	34
53	Fuquay-Varina	33
53	Long View	33
54	Mount Airy	32
55	Erwin	30
56	Hillsborough	28
56	Marshville	28
57	Mount Holly	27
57	Zebulon	27
58	Kings Mountain	26
59	Boone	25
59	Conover	25
59	Mocksville	25
60	Apex	24
61	Clayton	23
61	Elkin	23
61	Morehead City	23
62	Benson	22
63	Havelock	21
63	Kill Devil Hills	21
63	Oak Island	21
64	Hertford	20
65	Morrisville	19
65	Murphy	19
65	Spencer	19
66	Aberdeen	18
66	Nags Head	18
66	Waynesville	18
67	Fairmont	17
67	King	17
67	Leland	17
68	Ayden	16
68	Butner	16
68	Holly Springs	16
68	Louisburg	16
68	Weldon	16
68	Wilkesboro	16
69	Gibsonville	15
69	Raeford	15
70	Rowland	14
70	Tabor City	14
70	Waxhaw	14
71	Bessemer City	13
71	Haw River	13
71	Jonesville	13
71	Robersonville	13
71	Wrightsville Beach	13
72	Archdale	12
72	Brevard	12
72	Emerald Isle	12
72	Mount Olive	12
72	Stallings	12
72	Swansboro	12
73	Maxton	11
73	Ramseur	11
73	Sylva	11
74	Holly Ridge	10
74	Hudson	10
74	Knightdale	10
74	Windsor	10
74	Yadkinville	10
75	Pittsboro	9
76	Creedmoor	8
76	Manteo	8
76	North Wilkesboro	8
76	Warsaw	8
76	Winterville	8
77	Atlantic Beach	7
77	Beulaville	7
77	Black Mountain	7
77	Burgaw	7
77	Weaverville	7
78	Angier	6
78	Elon	6
78	Murfreesboro	6
78	Snow Hill	6
78	Surf City	6
78	Troy	6
79	Beaufort	5
79	Belhaven	5
79	Newport	5
79	Pinehurst	5
79	Shallotte	5
80	Biscoe	4
80	Davidson	4
80	Pine Level	4
80	Wendell	4
80	Woodfin	4
81	Burnsville	3
81	Cramerton	3
81	Troutman	3
82	Beech Mountain	2
82	Carthage	2
82	Dobson	2
82	Fletcher	2
82	Granite Falls	2
82	Highlands	2
82	Kitty Hawk	2
82	Laurel Park	2
82	Maiden	2
82	Mars Hill	2
82	Mayodan	2
82	Robbins	2
82	Rockwell	2
82	Rolesville	2
82	Valdese	2
82	West Jefferson	2
83	Blowing Rock	1
83	Drexel	1
83	Duck	1
83	Indian Beach	1
83	Lake Lure	1
83	Pine Knoll Shores	1
83	Spruce Pine	1
83	Tryon	1
83	Youngsville	1
84	Bailey	0
84	Banner Elk	0
84	Biltmore Forest	0
84	Bunn	0
84	Cleveland	0
84	Columbus	0
84	Jefferson	0
84	Maysville	0
84	Pinebluff	0
84	Richlands	0
84	Rutherfordton	0
84	Trent Woods	0
84	Whispering Pines	0