Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Henderson had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,038.89), followed by Laurinburg (1,784.64), Kinston (1,183.16), Goldsboro (1,165.9), and Rocky Mount (1,149.1).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
Henderson
Laurinburg
Kinston
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Roanoke Rapids
Monroe
Reidsville
Fayetteville
Burlington
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Henderson 2038.89
2 Laurinburg 1784.64
3 Kinston 1183.16
4 Goldsboro 1165.90
5 Rocky Mount 1149.10
6 Roanoke Rapids 1050.92
7 Monroe 1015.74
8 Reidsville 990.24
9 Fayetteville 978.15
10 Burlington 958.13
11 Albemarle 933.26
12 Gastonia 924.05
13 Greensboro 901.67
14 Durham 858.82
15 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 836.33
16 Asheville 809.75
17 Salisbury 737.26
18 High Point 679.70
19 New Bern 632.34
20 Wilmington 628.81
21 Eden 587.88
22 Lexington 554.59
23 Wilson 545.61
24 Hickory 539.95
25 Waynesville 530.77
26 Lincolnton 522.12
27 Smithfield 491.87
28 Graham 474.65
29 Thomasville 443.09
30 Southern Pines 442.24
31 Greenville 439.75
32 Belmont 420.30
33 Elizabeth City 407.89
34 Hendersonville 399.30
35 Raleigh 392.11
36 Jacksonville 341.03
37 Kernersville 326.15
38 Newton 325.66
39 Havelock 314.37
40 Lenoir 279.64
41 Mebane 272.29
42 Garner 261.74
43 Knightdale 256.21
44 Kannapolis 235.35
45 Kings Mountain 226.96
46 Carrboro 215.19
47 Mint Hill 209.15
48 Archdale 208.32
49 Mooresville 201.55
50 Matthews 180.15
51 Huntersville 166.47
52 Clayton 145.67
53 Chapel Hill 143.40
54 Wake Forest 138.26
55 Concord 119.91
56 Boone 115.14
57 Pinehurst 112.85
58 Winterville 89.91
59 Elon 79.31
60 Morrisville 79.30
61 Holly Springs 78.28
62 Fuquay-Varina 71.67
63 Cary 66.50
64 Stallings 54.79
65 Waxhaw 49.39
66 Apex 48.14
67 Davidson 37.56