Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Henderson had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,813.26), followed by Kinston (1,111.06), Rocky Mount (776.56), Burlington (775.5), and Reidsville (755.05).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent 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 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
Henderson
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Rocky Mount
Burlington
Reidsville
Albemarle
Salisbury
Durham
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Henderson 1813.26
2 Kinston 1111.06
3 Rocky Mount 776.56
4 Burlington 775.50
5 Reidsville 755.05
6 Albemarle 744.17
7 Salisbury 696.15
8 Durham 687.10
9 Gastonia 679.03
10 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 668.79
11 Hope Mills 641.22
12 Lexington 634.53
13 Wilmington 607.01
14 Greensboro 606.89
15 Asheville 592.36
16 High Point 579.42
17 Elizabeth City 538.89
18 Wilson 506.41
19 Newton 503.01
20 Greenville 473.00
21 Asheboro 451.35
22 Eden 448.10
23 Hickory 393.11
24 Smithfield 391.78
25 New Bern 364.87
26 Kings Mountain 342.34
27 Belmont 316.28
28 Thomasville 312.14
29 Jacksonville 290.04
30 Lenoir 284.85
31 Kernersville 272.68
32 Archdale 234.19
33 Southern Pines 231.24
34 Kannapolis 219.10
35 Sanford 217.07
36 Mint Hill 211.87
37 Matthews 200.77
38 Mooresville 187.79
39 Mount Holly 144.29
40 Carrboro 141.94
41 Havelock 130.85
42 Leland 128.52
43 Huntersville 128.30
44 Clayton 121.31
45 Wake Forest 110.57
46 Concord 98.91
47 Apex 95.10
48 Davidson 92.64
49 Pinehurst 92.52
50 Boone 92.19
51 Cary 61.58
52 Holly Springs 51.34