Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2018

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (3,025), followed by Durham (829), Greensboro (679), Asheville (400), and Gastonia (296).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Motor Vehicle 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 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.

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Related Topics: North Carolina FBI UCR 2018 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2018

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Durham

Greensboro

Asheville

Gastonia

High Point

Wilmington

Hickory

Wilson

Salisbury

Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2018

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	3025
2	Durham	829
3	Greensboro	679
4	Asheville	400
5	Gastonia	296
6	High Point	280
7	Wilmington	218
8	Hickory	194
9	Wilson	158
10	Salisbury	127
11	Greenville	111
12	Rocky Mount	100
13	Lenoir	99
14	Burlington	93
15	Jacksonville	92
16	Kannapolis	67
17	Concord	64
18	Asheboro	63
19	Cary	62
19	Thomasville	62
20	Matthews	53
21	Reidsville	51
22	Kinston	49
23	Albemarle	43
24	Elizabeth City	42
24	Waynesville	42
25	Lexington	41
26	Kernersville	39
27	Henderson	37
28	Huntersville	36
29	Sanford	35
30	Mooresville	34
31	Belmont	29
31	Carrboro	29
31	Forest City	29
32	Mint Hill	27
32	New Bern	27
33	Mount Holly	24
33	Whiteville	24
34	Eden	23
35	Archdale	20
35	Selma	20
36	Conover	19
36	Rockingham	19
37	Siler City	18
37	Smithfield	18
38	Hope Mills	17
39	Granite Falls	15
39	Havelock	15
39	Murphy	15
39	Newton	15
39	Oxford	15
39	Wake Forest	15
40	Kings Mountain	14
40	Roxboro	14
41	Apex	12
41	Benson	12
41	North Wilkesboro	12
42	Hillsborough	11
42	Valdese	11
42	Wilkesboro	11
42	Woodfin	11
43	Carolina Beach	9
43	Carthage	9
43	Edenton	9
43	Emerald Isle	9
43	Fletcher	9
43	Plymouth	9
43	Shallotte	9
43	Winterville	9
44	Four Oaks	8
44	Holly Springs	8
45	Ayden	7
45	Clayton	7
45	Louisburg	7
45	Southern Pines	7
45	Stanley	7
46	Boone	6
46	Brevard	6
46	Butner	6
46	Morehead City	6
46	Mount Gilead	6
47	Aberdeen	5
47	Beaufort	5
47	Cleveland	5
47	Drexel	5
47	Farmville	5
47	Marshville	5
47	Mocksville	5
47	Randleman	5
47	Rockwell	5
47	Rutherfordton	5
47	Spencer	5
47	Weaverville	5
47	Wingate	5
48	Chadbourn	4
48	China Grove	4
48	Highlands	4
48	Leland	4
48	Pilot Mountain	4
49	Davidson	3
49	Jonesville	3
49	King	3
49	Raeford	3
49	Ramseur	3
49	Surf City	3
49	Windsor	3
49	Yadkinville	3
50	Atlantic Beach	2
50	Biscoe	2
50	Burgaw	2
50	Columbus	2
50	Creedmoor	2
50	Holly Ridge	2
50	Kitty Hawk	2
50	Mars Hill	2
50	Murfreesboro	2
50	Newport	2
50	Pinebluff	2
50	Pittsboro	2
50	Robbins	2
50	Scotland Neck	2
50	Star	2
50	Swansboro	2
51	Gibsonville	1
51	Madison	1
51	Mayodan	1
51	Maysville	1
51	North Topsail Beach	1
51	Pinehurst	1
51	Rowland	1
51	St. Pauls	1
51	Trent Woods	1
51	Wrightsville Beach	1
52	Biltmore Forest	0
52	Blowing Rock	0
52	Chocowinity	0
52	Duck	0
52	Lake Lure	0
52	Lillington	0
52	Nags Head	0
52	Ocean Isle Beach	0
52	Pine Knoll Shores	0
52	Richlands	0
52	Snow Hill	0
52	Troy	0
52	Whispering Pines	0
52	Youngsville	0