Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (3,340), followed by Greensboro (987), Durham (758), Raleigh (748), and Asheville (538).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2019, 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 3340 |
| 2 | Greensboro | 987 |
| 3 | Durham | 758 |
| 4 | Raleigh | 748 |
| 5 | Asheville | 538 |
| 6 | High Point | 400 |
| 7 | Fayetteville | 385 |
| 8 | Wilmington | 258 |
| 9 | Hickory | 148 |
| 10 | Burlington | 141 |
| 11 | Monroe | 131 |
| 12 | Wilson | 115 |
| 13 | Greenville | 114 |
| 14 | Rocky Mount | 109 |
| 15 | Kannapolis | 100 |
| 16 | Concord | 99 |
| 16 | Goldsboro | 99 |
| 16 | Salisbury | 99 |
| 17 | Lenoir | 89 |
| 18 | Cary | 77 |
| 19 | Huntersville | 65 |
| 19 | Reidsville | 65 |
| 20 | Pineville | 60 |
| 21 | Mooresville | 56 |
| 22 | Garner | 54 |
| 23 | Elizabeth City | 51 |
| 24 | Laurinburg | 48 |
| 24 | Mint Hill | 48 |
| 25 | Matthews | 42 |
| 26 | Henderson | 41 |
| 26 | Hendersonville | 41 |
| 27 | Kernersville | 39 |
| 28 | Albemarle | 36 |
| 28 | Chapel Hill | 36 |
| 28 | Lexington | 36 |
| 29 | Waynesville | 34 |
| 30 | Kings Mountain | 30 |
| 30 | Selma | 30 |
| 31 | Dunn | 29 |
| 31 | Morganton | 29 |
| 32 | Mebane | 27 |
| 33 | Siler City | 26 |
| 34 | Hope Mills | 24 |
| 35 | Canton | 23 |
| 35 | Marion | 23 |
| 35 | Newton | 23 |
| 36 | Roanoke Rapids | 22 |
| 37 | Forest City | 21 |
| 38 | Black Mountain | 20 |
| 38 | Dallas | 20 |
| 38 | Eden | 20 |
| 39 | Whiteville | 19 |
| 40 | Aberdeen | 18 |
| 40 | Knightdale | 18 |
| 40 | Smithfield | 18 |
| 41 | Granite Falls | 17 |
| 41 | New Bern | 17 |
| 41 | Stallings | 17 |
| 42 | Apex | 16 |
| 42 | Morrisville | 16 |
| 42 | Rockingham | 16 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 16 |
| 43 | Clayton | 14 |
| 43 | Havelock | 14 |
| 43 | Morehead City | 14 |
| 43 | North Wilkesboro | 14 |
| 43 | Plymouth | 14 |
| 43 | Southern Pines | 14 |
| 43 | Washington | 14 |
| 44 | Benson | 13 |
| 44 | Boone | 13 |
| 44 | Fuquay-Varina | 13 |
| 44 | Long View | 13 |
| 44 | Lowell | 13 |
| 44 | Wilkesboro | 13 |
| 45 | Hillsborough | 12 |
| 45 | Red Springs | 12 |
| 45 | Wadesboro | 12 |
| 46 | Ahoskie | 11 |
| 46 | Valdese | 11 |
| 46 | Zebulon | 11 |
| 47 | Davidson | 10 |
| 47 | Elizabethtown | 10 |
| 47 | Oxford | 10 |
| 47 | Wendell | 10 |
| 48 | Bessemer City | 9 |
| 48 | Drexel | 9 |
| 48 | Edenton | 9 |
| 48 | Holly Springs | 9 |
| 49 | Maggie Valley | 8 |
| 49 | Murphy | 8 |
| 49 | Oak Island | 8 |
| 49 | Spencer | 8 |
| 49 | Sylva | 8 |
| 49 | Williamston | 8 |
| 50 | Carolina Beach | 7 |
| 50 | Enfield | 7 |
| 50 | Kill Devil Hills | 7 |
| 50 | Roxboro | 7 |
| 50 | Shallotte | 7 |
| 51 | Cherryville | 6 |
| 51 | East Spencer | 6 |
| 51 | Fairmont | 6 |
| 51 | Gibsonville | 6 |
| 51 | Raeford | 6 |
| 51 | Weaverville | 6 |
| 52 | Atlantic Beach | 5 |
| 52 | Carthage | 5 |
| 52 | Columbus | 5 |
| 52 | Farmville | 5 |
| 52 | Haw River | 5 |
| 52 | Holly Ridge | 5 |
| 52 | Marshville | 5 |
| 52 | Mount Olive | 5 |
| 52 | Newland | 5 |
| 52 | Swansboro | 5 |
| 52 | Troy | 5 |
| 53 | Elon | 4 |
| 53 | Pinehurst | 4 |
| 53 | Wrightsville Beach | 4 |
| 54 | Brevard | 3 |
| 54 | Butner | 3 |
| 54 | Creedmoor | 3 |
| 54 | Erwin | 3 |
| 54 | Hertford | 3 |
| 54 | Highlands | 3 |
| 54 | Louisburg | 3 |
| 54 | Mocksville | 3 |
| 54 | Murfreesboro | 3 |
| 54 | Nags Head | 3 |
| 54 | Newport | 3 |
| 54 | Robersonville | 3 |
| 54 | Rowland | 3 |
| 54 | Waxhaw | 3 |
| 55 | Belhaven | 2 |
| 55 | Biscoe | 2 |
| 55 | Bunn | 2 |
| 55 | Burgaw | 2 |
| 55 | Cape Carteret | 2 |
| 55 | Cooleemee | 2 |
| 55 | Four Oaks | 2 |
| 55 | Hudson | 2 |
| 55 | Manteo | 2 |
| 55 | Middlesex | 2 |
| 55 | Pittsboro | 2 |
| 55 | Rockwell | 2 |
| 55 | Rutherfordton | 2 |
| 55 | Troutman | 2 |
| 55 | West Jefferson | 2 |
| 55 | Windsor | 2 |
| 55 | Winterville | 2 |
| 56 | Bald Head Island | 1 |
| 56 | Banner Elk | 1 |
| 56 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 1 |
| 56 | Chocowinity | 1 |
| 56 | Cleveland | 1 |
| 56 | King | 1 |
| 56 | Kitty Hawk | 1 |
| 56 | Ocean Isle Beach | 1 |
| 56 | Pine Level | 1 |
| 56 | Princeton | 1 |
| 56 | Southern Shores | 1 |
| 56 | Southport | 1 |
| 56 | Warrenton | 1 |
| 56 | Youngsville | 1 |
| 57 | Bailey | 0 |
| 57 | Beech Mountain | 0 |
| 57 | Biltmore Forest | 0 |
| 57 | Duck | 0 |
| 57 | Fair Bluff | 0 |
| 57 | Indian Beach | 0 |
| 57 | Kenansville | 0 |
| 57 | Maysville | 0 |
| 57 | Snow Hill | 0 |
| 57 | Sugar Mountain | 0 |
| 57 | Whispering Pines | 0 |
