Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (5,888), followed by Greensboro (1,969), Fayetteville (1,695), Durham (1,660), and Raleigh (1,237).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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 Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2020
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Greensboro
Fayetteville
Durham
Raleigh
High Point
Wilmington
Gastonia
Asheville
Rocky Mount
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 5888
2 Greensboro 1969
3 Fayetteville 1695
4 Durham 1660
5 Raleigh 1237
6 High Point 608
7 Wilmington 560
8 Gastonia 550
9 Asheville 543
10 Rocky Mount 496
11 Burlington 425
12 Goldsboro 338
13 Greenville 305
14 Monroe 275
15 Henderson 246
16 Laurinburg 228
17 Wilson 213
18 Jacksonville 195
19 Kinston 194
20 Salisbury 188
21 Hickory 166
22 New Bern 154
23 Albemarle 121
24 Reidsville 115
25 Washington 106
26 Roanoke Rapids 100
27 Wadesboro 97
28 Thomasville 90
29 Kannapolis 89
30 Lexington 81
31 Clinton 80
32 Concord 79
33 Cary 77
34 Huntersville 76
34 Oxford 76
35 Eden 73
36 Roxboro 69
37 Chapel Hill 64
38 Mooresville 56
39 Dunn 55
39 Graham 55
39 Kernersville 55
39 Wake Forest 55
40 Garner 54
41 Elizabeth City 52
41 Williamston 52
42 Smithfield 47
43 Lincolnton 46
43 Mint Hill 46
43 Siler City 46
43 Southern Pines 46
44 Waynesville 44
45 Havelock 43
46 Edenton 42
46 Rockingham 42
47 Mebane 39
47 Newton 39
47 Pineville 39
48 Belmont 38
48 Knightdale 38
49 Selma 37
50 Ahoskie 36
50 Carrboro 36
50 Hendersonville 36
51 Conover 35
52 Lenoir 33
52 Plymouth 33
53 Benson 31
54 Morehead City 30
55 Clayton 29
55 Matthews 29
56 Enfield 27
56 Fairmont 27
56 Holly Springs 27
57 Louisburg 25
58 Elizabethtown 24
58 Farmville 24
59 Red Springs 23
59 Zebulon 23
60 Troy 22
61 Apex 21
61 Hillsborough 21
62 Carolina Beach 20
63 Ayden 18
64 Archdale 17
65 Fletcher 16
65 Kings Mountain 16
65 Surf City 16
66 Boone 15
66 Pinehurst 15
66 Raeford 15
67 Butner 14
67 Chadbourn 14
67 Fuquay-Varina 14
68 Aberdeen 13
68 Bessemer City 13
68 Canton 13
68 Dallas 13
68 Kill Devil Hills 13
68 Oak Island 13
68 Scotland Neck 13
69 Cherryville 12
69 Erwin 12
69 North Wilkesboro 12
70 Bryson City 11
70 Jonesville 11
70 Tabor City 11
70 Weldon 11
71 Emerald Isle 10
71 Marion 10
71 Morrisville 10
71 Mount Olive 10
71 Pittsboro 10
72 Black Mountain 9
72 King 9
73 Burgaw 8
73 Gibsonville 8
73 Long View 8
73 Madison 8
73 Marshville 8
73 Rowland 8
74 Brevard 7
74 Elon 7
74 Granite Falls 7
74 Haw River 7
74 Kitty Hawk 7
74 Stallings 7
74 Valdese 7
74 Wendell 7
75 Beulaville 6
75 Kenansville 6
75 Maggie Valley 6
75 Robersonville 6
75 Spencer 6
75 Winterville 6
75 Yadkinville 6
76 Atlantic Beach 5
76 Beaufort 5
76 Creedmoor 5
76 Pembroke 5
76 Rolesville 5
76 Wrightsville Beach 5
77 Carthage 4
77 Murfreesboro 4
77 Nags Head 4
77 Stantonsburg 4
77 Waxhaw 4
78 Blowing Rock 3
78 Davidson 3
78 East Spencer 3
78 Grifton 3
78 Snow Hill 3
78 Swansboro 3
78 Taylortown 3
79 Cape Carteret 2
79 Columbus 2
79 Highlands 2
79 Holly Ridge 2
79 Hudson 2
79 Lowell 2
79 Newport 2
79 North Topsail Beach 2
79 Troutman 2
79 Weaverville 2
79 Woodland 2
80 Belhaven 1
80 Biltmore Forest 1
80 Biscoe 1
80 Duck 1
80 Pine Knoll Shores 1
80 Pine Level 1
80 Rockwell 1
80 Star 1
80 Taylorsville 1
80 West Jefferson 1
80 Whispering Pines 1
80 Windsor 1
80 Youngsville 1
81 Bailey 0
81 Banner Elk 0
81 Beech Mountain 0
81 Bunn 0
81 Candor 0
81 Drexel 0
81 Fair Bluff 0
81 Four Oaks 0
81 Indian Beach 0
81 Maxton 0
81 Mayodan 0
81 Middlesex 0
81 Newland 0
81 Princeton 0
81 Richlands 0
81 Saluda 0
81 Southern Shores 0
81 Trent Woods 0