Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Waynesville had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (7,401.93), followed by Henderson (7,256.6), Reidsville (7,142.35), Asheville (7,088.78), and Goldsboro (6,615.81).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Total crime rate in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
Waynesville
Henderson
Reidsville
Asheville
Goldsboro
Albemarle
Laurinburg
Monroe
Roanoke Rapids
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Waynesville 7401.93
2 Henderson 7256.60
3 Reidsville 7142.35
4 Asheville 7088.78
5 Goldsboro 6615.81
6 Albemarle 6458.41
7 Laurinburg 6363.88
8 Monroe 6236.32
9 Roanoke Rapids 5817.19
10 Hope Mills 5580.05
11 Burlington 5461.30
12 Hendersonville 5219.90
13 Lexington 4947.93
14 Salisbury 4932.55
15 Lenoir 4915.10
16 Elizabeth City 4901.29
17 Kernersville 4839.87
18 Hickory 4785.58
19 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 4681.23
20 Durham 4551.49
21 Mebane 4548.54
22 Greensboro 4537.87
23 Fayetteville 4429.57
24 Morganton 4212.06
25 Smithfield 4137.56
26 Eden 4088.54
27 High Point 4035.06
28 Newton 3847.03
29 Rocky Mount 3827.08
30 New Bern 3740.02
31 Garner 3719.05
32 Wilson 3593.14
33 Matthews 3505.93
34 Wilmington 3503.01
35 Greenville 3487.52
36 Kings Mountain 3264.93
37 Havelock 2946.15
38 Mooresville 2881.93
39 Southern Pines 2850.45
40 Kannapolis 2539.18
41 Clayton 2256.52
42 Raleigh 2046.34
43 Knightdale 2010.79
44 Concord 1779.73
45 Huntersville 1755.20
46 Chapel Hill 1607.63
47 Mint Hill 1602.10
48 Boone 1457.80
49 Morrisville 1364.77
50 Stallings 1360.29
51 Waxhaw 1052.14
52 Fuquay-Varina 1036.25
53 Apex 1030.64
54 Davidson 977.79
55 Cary 970.87
56 Wake Forest 903.67
57 Pinehurst 750.51
58 Elon 736.86
59 Holly Springs 731.01