Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (44,203), followed by Greensboro (13,524), Durham (12,757), Raleigh (9,778), and Fayetteville (9,285).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Total 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 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 44203 |
| 2 | Greensboro | 13524 |
| 3 | Durham | 12757 |
| 4 | Raleigh | 9778 |
| 5 | Fayetteville | 9285 |
| 6 | Asheville | 6638 |
| 7 | High Point | 4572 |
| 8 | Wilmington | 4370 |
| 9 | Greenville | 3285 |
| 10 | Burlington | 2955 |
| 11 | Goldsboro | 2255 |
| 12 | Monroe | 2222 |
| 13 | Rocky Mount | 2060 |
| 14 | Hickory | 1964 |
| 15 | Wilson | 1773 |
| 16 | Concord | 1711 |
| 17 | Cary | 1675 |
| 18 | Salisbury | 1671 |
| 19 | Kannapolis | 1288 |
| 20 | Kernersville | 1209 |
| 21 | Pineville | 1202 |
| 22 | Matthews | 1170 |
| 23 | Garner | 1158 |
| 24 | New Bern | 1129 |
| 25 | Mooresville | 1123 |
| 26 | Henderson | 1080 |
| 27 | Albemarle | 1042 |
| 28 | Huntersville | 1027 |
| 29 | Reidsville | 997 |
| 30 | Chapel Hill | 988 |
| 31 | Laurinburg | 950 |
| 32 | Lexington | 936 |
| 33 | Hope Mills | 886 |
| 34 | Lenoir | 880 |
| 35 | Elizabeth City | 854 |
| 36 | Roanoke Rapids | 835 |
| 37 | Waynesville | 751 |
| 38 | Hendersonville | 743 |
| 39 | Mebane | 737 |
| 40 | Morganton | 696 |
| 41 | Forest City | 620 |
| 42 | Eden | 604 |
| 43 | Havelock | 593 |
| 44 | Whiteville | 587 |
| 45 | Apex | 580 |
| 46 | Dunn | 572 |
| 47 | Clayton | 538 |
| 48 | Smithfield | 533 |
| 49 | Newton | 506 |
| 50 | Rockingham | 473 |
| 51 | Mint Hill | 445 |
| 52 | Wadesboro | 439 |
| 53 | Marion | 431 |
| 54 | Hillsborough | 430 |
| 54 | Washington | 430 |
| 55 | Roxboro | 429 |
| 56 | Morehead City | 423 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | 417 |
| 58 | Williamston | 416 |
| 59 | Southern Pines | 414 |
| 60 | Morrisville | 393 |
| 60 | Siler City | 393 |
| 61 | Knightdale | 369 |
| 62 | Kings Mountain | 358 |
| 63 | Aberdeen | 342 |
| 64 | Granite Falls | 337 |
| 65 | Oxford | 324 |
| 65 | Shallotte | 324 |
| 66 | Fuquay-Varina | 321 |
| 67 | Ahoskie | 311 |
| 68 | Kill Devil Hills | 300 |
| 69 | Boone | 290 |
| 70 | Holly Springs | 282 |
| 71 | Selma | 259 |
| 71 | Zebulon | 259 |
| 72 | Red Springs | 252 |
| 73 | Wilkesboro | 246 |
| 74 | Canton | 242 |
| 74 | Elizabethtown | 242 |
| 75 | Benson | 232 |
| 75 | King | 232 |
| 76 | Stallings | 220 |
| 77 | Carolina Beach | 216 |
| 78 | Farmville | 210 |
| 79 | Brevard | 207 |
| 80 | Black Mountain | 199 |
| 81 | Biscoe | 192 |
| 82 | Edenton | 184 |
| 83 | Waxhaw | 181 |
| 84 | Plymouth | 178 |
| 85 | Dallas | 174 |
| 86 | Louisburg | 173 |
| 87 | Cherryville | 169 |
| 88 | Mount Olive | 160 |
| 89 | Sylva | 158 |
| 90 | Weaverville | 157 |
| 91 | Gibsonville | 155 |
| 92 | Oak Island | 150 |
| 93 | North Wilkesboro | 147 |
| 94 | Butner | 146 |
| 94 | Marshville | 146 |
| 95 | Burgaw | 145 |
| 95 | Rutherfordton | 145 |
| 96 | Fairmont | 140 |
| 97 | Murphy | 134 |
| 98 | Kitty Hawk | 131 |
| 99 | Davidson | 129 |
| 99 | Swansboro | 129 |
| 100 | Mocksville | 127 |
| 100 | Wrightsville Beach | 127 |
| 101 | Nags Head | 126 |
| 102 | Atlantic Beach | 124 |
| 102 | Pinehurst | 124 |
| 102 | Raeford | 124 |
| 103 | Erwin | 120 |
| 104 | Maggie Valley | 117 |
| 104 | Troy | 117 |
| 105 | Pittsboro | 109 |
| 106 | Southport | 101 |
| 107 | Bessemer City | 100 |
| 108 | Hudson | 98 |
| 108 | Winterville | 98 |
| 109 | Holly Ridge | 95 |
| 110 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 94 |
| 111 | Long View | 93 |
| 112 | Enfield | 91 |
| 113 | Elon | 90 |
| 113 | Hertford | 90 |
| 114 | Spencer | 84 |
| 115 | Wendell | 83 |
| 116 | Valdese | 82 |
| 117 | Murfreesboro | 79 |
| 118 | Carthage | 76 |
| 119 | Highlands | 74 |
| 120 | West Jefferson | 72 |
| 121 | Troutman | 71 |
| 122 | Creedmoor | 65 |
| 123 | Snow Hill | 63 |
| 124 | Newport | 58 |
| 125 | Rowland | 54 |
| 126 | Haw River | 52 |
| 127 | Columbus | 49 |
| 128 | Ocean Isle Beach | 47 |
| 129 | Lowell | 45 |
| 130 | Robersonville | 44 |
| 130 | Warrenton | 44 |
| 131 | Four Oaks | 42 |
| 132 | Windsor | 40 |
| 133 | Manteo | 39 |
| 134 | Youngsville | 38 |
| 135 | Rockwell | 37 |
| 136 | Cape Carteret | 34 |
| 136 | Pine Level | 34 |
| 137 | Drexel | 33 |
| 138 | East Spencer | 32 |
| 139 | Whispering Pines | 31 |
| 140 | Chocowinity | 29 |
| 141 | Bald Head Island | 24 |
| 142 | Belhaven | 22 |
| 143 | Cooleemee | 21 |
| 143 | Duck | 21 |
| 143 | Indian Beach | 21 |
| 144 | Southern Shores | 20 |
| 145 | Bunn | 19 |
| 146 | Cleveland | 18 |
| 146 | Newland | 18 |
| 147 | Bailey | 17 |
| 148 | Banner Elk | 16 |
| 148 | Biltmore Forest | 16 |
| 148 | Princeton | 16 |
| 149 | Beech Mountain | 15 |
| 149 | Fair Bluff | 15 |
| 150 | Middlesex | 12 |
| 151 | Kenansville | 11 |
| 152 | Maysville | 8 |
| 152 | Sugar Mountain | 8 |