Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (2,984), followed by Raleigh (1,362), Greensboro (1,115), Durham (965), and Asheville (523).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2020, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Raleigh
Greensboro
Durham
Asheville
Fayetteville
High Point
Gastonia
Wilmington
Burlington
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 2984
2 Raleigh 1362
3 Greensboro 1115
4 Durham 965
5 Asheville 523
6 Fayetteville 465
7 High Point 331
8 Gastonia 313
9 Wilmington 199
10 Burlington 190
11 Hickory 159
12 Kannapolis 136
13 Monroe 127
14 Concord 124
15 Wilson 120
16 Greenville 115
17 Cary 112
18 Thomasville 103
19 Salisbury 102
20 Rocky Mount 97
21 Goldsboro 88
22 Lenoir 87
23 Henderson 70
24 Mooresville 66
25 Jacksonville 65
25 Pineville 65
26 Garner 64
27 Kinston 61
27 Lexington 61
28 Huntersville 60
29 Kernersville 58
30 Chapel Hill 57
31 Albemarle 56
31 Matthews 56
32 Reidsville 52
33 Graham 47
34 Laurinburg 45
34 Marion 45
35 Kings Mountain 42
35 Morrisville 42
36 Elizabeth City 41
37 Carrboro 37
38 Lincolnton 34
39 Waynesville 33
40 Knightdale 32
41 Dunn 31
42 New Bern 30
42 Newton 30
43 Long View 28
44 Archdale 27
45 Wake Forest 26
46 Belmont 25
46 Canton 25
47 Fletcher 24
48 Eden 23
48 Hendersonville 23
49 Clayton 22
49 Conover 22
49 Siler City 22
49 Wadesboro 22
50 Benson 21
50 Clinton 21
51 Mebane 20
51 Mint Hill 20
51 Roanoke Rapids 20
52 Black Mountain 19
52 Selma 19
53 Hillsborough 18
54 Apex 17
54 Smithfield 17
55 Fuquay-Varina 16
55 Lowell 16
55 Oxford 16
55 Rockingham 16
56 Bessemer City 15
56 Granite Falls 15
56 Red Springs 15
57 North Wilkesboro 14
57 Pembroke 14
58 Ahoskie 13
58 Boone 13
58 Cherryville 13
58 Dallas 13
58 Morehead City 13
58 Stallings 13
59 Carolina Beach 12
59 Gibsonville 12
59 Mount Olive 12
59 Oak Island 12
60 Creedmoor 11
60 Edenton 11
60 Tabor City 11
60 Troy 11
60 Weaverville 11
61 Aberdeen 9
61 Davidson 9
61 Pinehurst 9
61 Southern Pines 9
61 Wendell 9
61 Zebulon 9
62 Ayden 8
62 Emerald Isle 8
62 Farmville 8
62 Taylorsville 8
62 Weldon 8
62 Williamston 8
63 Brevard 7
63 Bryson City 7
63 Havelock 7
63 Kill Devil Hills 7
63 Maggie Valley 7
63 Maxton 7
63 Mayodan 7
63 Roxboro 7
63 Spencer 7
63 Valdese 7
64 Chadbourn 6
64 Erwin 6
64 Holly Ridge 6
64 Holly Springs 6
64 King 6
64 Marshville 6
64 Murfreesboro 6
64 West Jefferson 6
65 Butner 5
65 Carthage 5
65 Enfield 5
65 Grifton 5
65 Hudson 5
65 Kitty Hawk 5
65 Raeford 5
65 Scotland Neck 5
65 Washington 5
65 Waxhaw 5
66 East Spencer 4
66 Four Oaks 4
66 Louisburg 4
66 Newport 4
66 Pittsboro 4
66 Plymouth 4
66 Winterville 4
67 Atlantic Beach 3
67 Beulaville 3
67 Highlands 3
67 Newland 3
67 Robersonville 3
67 Rockwell 3
67 Swansboro 3
67 Windsor 3
68 Biscoe 2
68 Burgaw 2
68 Columbus 2
68 Elizabethtown 2
68 Fair Bluff 2
68 Madison 2
68 Nags Head 2
68 Richlands 2
68 Rolesville 2
68 Rowland 2
68 Taylortown 2
68 Woodland 2
68 Wrightsville Beach 2
69 Bailey 1
69 Beaufort 1
69 Belhaven 1
69 Biltmore Forest 1
69 Blowing Rock 1
69 Cape Carteret 1
69 Drexel 1
69 Elon 1
69 Fairmont 1
69 Haw River 1
69 Indian Beach 1
69 Jonesville 1
69 Kenansville 1
69 Middlesex 1
69 North Topsail Beach 1
69 Pine Level 1
69 Snow Hill 1
69 Surf City 1
69 Troutman 1
69 Yadkinville 1
70 Banner Elk 0
70 Beech Mountain 0
70 Bunn 0
70 Candor 0
70 Duck 0
70 Pine Knoll Shores 0
70 Princeton 0
70 Saluda 0
70 Southern Shores 0
70 Stantonsburg 0
70 Star 0
70 Trent Woods 0
70 Whispering Pines 0
70 Youngsville 0