Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent 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, Henderson had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,626.02), followed by Laurinburg (1,071.81), Monroe (931.8), Albemarle (904.92), and Roanoke Rapids (891.74).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent 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 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 2019
Henderson
Laurinburg
Monroe
Albemarle
Roanoke Rapids
Fayetteville
Burlington
Greensboro
Rocky Mount
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Henderson 1626.02
2 Laurinburg 1071.81
3 Monroe 931.80
4 Albemarle 904.92
5 Roanoke Rapids 891.74
6 Fayetteville 875.42
7 Burlington 850.15
8 Greensboro 818.72
9 Rocky Mount 787.71
10 Goldsboro 783.34
11 Reidsville 752.20
12 Asheville 742.20
13 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 739.42
14 Salisbury 735.01
15 High Point 730.76
16 Durham 729.98
17 Hope Mills 699.08
18 Lexington 639.64
19 Waynesville 611.08
20 Wilmington 608.42
21 Eden 595.68
22 Smithfield 551.16
23 Elizabeth City 510.79
24 Morganton 496.25
25 Greenville 463.94
26 Wilson 445.85
27 Lenoir 435.66
28 Hendersonville 428.55
29 New Bern 414.09
30 Hickory 402.05
31 Newton 349.73
32 Southern Pines 316.72
33 Mebane 277.73
34 Kannapolis 260.23
35 Kernersville 260.21
36 Havelock 258.35
37 Raleigh 255.74
38 Garner 253.72
39 Knightdale 228.87
40 Mint Hill 212.41
41 Matthews 173.80
42 Clayton 167.77
43 Mooresville 166.81
44 Waxhaw 145.32
45 Kings Mountain 136.80
46 Huntersville 135.01
47 Boone 130.70
48 Stallings 123.66
49 Concord 121.70
50 Chapel Hill 94.38
51 Apex 94.18
52 Fuquay-Varina 83.93
53 Pinehurst 66.58
54 Cary 66.08
55 Elon 65.50
56 Holly Springs 64.81
57 Davidson 60.64
58 Wake Forest 52.01
59 Morrisville 41.67