Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total 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 Total Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (39,226), followed by Greensboro (13,637), Durham (13,140), Raleigh (11,686), and Fayetteville (9,333).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2020, 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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 39226 |
| 2 | Greensboro | 13637 |
| 3 | Durham | 13140 |
| 4 | Raleigh | 11686 |
| 5 | Fayetteville | 9333 |
| 6 | Asheville | 6184 |
| 7 | High Point | 4216 |
| 8 | Wilmington | 4022 |
| 9 | Gastonia | 3921 |
| 10 | Burlington | 2930 |
| 11 | Greenville | 2915 |
| 12 | Rocky Mount | 2192 |
| 13 | Goldsboro | 2109 |
| 14 | Monroe | 2107 |
| 15 | Hickory | 1952 |
| 16 | Cary | 1773 |
| 17 | Jacksonville | 1731 |
| 18 | Wilson | 1718 |
| 19 | Kannapolis | 1586 |
| 20 | Concord | 1496 |
| 21 | Salisbury | 1477 |
| 22 | Kinston | 1463 |
| 23 | Chapel Hill | 1237 |
| 24 | Henderson | 1176 |
| 25 | Matthews | 1147 |
| 26 | Kernersville | 1121 |
| 26 | New Bern | 1121 |
| 27 | Albemarle | 1087 |
| 28 | Garner | 1063 |
| 29 | Mooresville | 1058 |
| 30 | Pineville | 1016 |
| 31 | Huntersville | 981 |
| 32 | Laurinburg | 970 |
| 33 | Thomasville | 858 |
| 34 | Dunn | 828 |
| 35 | Reidsville | 827 |
| 36 | Waynesville | 817 |
| 37 | Roanoke Rapids | 756 |
| 38 | Apex | 729 |
| 39 | Lexington | 703 |
| 40 | Hendersonville | 697 |
| 41 | Belmont | 673 |
| 42 | Morrisville | 664 |
| 43 | Lenoir | 658 |
| 44 | Elizabeth City | 647 |
| 45 | Clayton | 636 |
| 46 | Mebane | 625 |
| 47 | Wake Forest | 585 |
| 48 | Smithfield | 557 |
| 49 | Lincolnton | 546 |
| 50 | Clinton | 544 |
| 51 | Eden | 524 |
| 52 | Havelock | 506 |
| 53 | Washington | 502 |
| 54 | Wadesboro | 491 |
| 55 | Newton | 487 |
| 56 | Rockingham | 476 |
| 57 | Marion | 455 |
| 58 | Conover | 434 |
| 59 | Graham | 433 |
| 60 | Mint Hill | 421 |
| 61 | Carrboro | 415 |
| 62 | Hillsborough | 405 |
| 63 | Knightdale | 402 |
| 64 | Holly Springs | 401 |
| 65 | Morehead City | 395 |
| 66 | Siler City | 387 |
| 67 | Roxboro | 368 |
| 68 | Williamston | 365 |
| 69 | Southern Pines | 355 |
| 70 | Fuquay-Varina | 326 |
| 70 | Kings Mountain | 326 |
| 71 | Zebulon | 318 |
| 72 | Red Springs | 313 |
| 73 | Oxford | 308 |
| 74 | Aberdeen | 302 |
| 75 | Boone | 294 |
| 76 | Edenton | 287 |
| 77 | Canton | 281 |
| 77 | Granite Falls | 281 |
| 78 | Benson | 264 |
| 79 | Archdale | 256 |
| 80 | Selma | 248 |
| 81 | Black Mountain | 236 |
| 82 | Kill Devil Hills | 232 |
| 83 | Ahoskie | 230 |
| 84 | Carolina Beach | 216 |
| 85 | King | 210 |
| 86 | North Wilkesboro | 204 |
| 86 | Pembroke | 204 |
| 87 | Long View | 195 |
| 88 | Biscoe | 191 |
| 89 | Fletcher | 190 |
| 90 | Weaverville | 183 |
| 91 | Stallings | 182 |
| 91 | Waxhaw | 182 |
| 92 | Oak Island | 179 |
| 93 | Scotland Neck | 177 |
| 94 | Butner | 175 |
| 95 | Cherryville | 173 |
| 96 | Dallas | 166 |
| 97 | Raeford | 158 |
| 98 | Troy | 155 |
| 99 | Burgaw | 154 |
| 100 | Elizabethtown | 153 |
| 101 | Pinehurst | 152 |
| 102 | Emerald Isle | 148 |
| 102 | Erwin | 148 |
| 102 | Louisburg | 148 |
| 103 | Brevard | 146 |
| 104 | Swansboro | 139 |
| 105 | Farmville | 136 |
| 105 | Surf City | 136 |
| 106 | Kitty Hawk | 129 |
| 107 | Plymouth | 127 |
| 108 | Bessemer City | 124 |
| 109 | Atlantic Beach | 122 |
| 110 | Hudson | 119 |
| 111 | Mount Olive | 118 |
| 111 | Tabor City | 118 |
| 112 | Ayden | 116 |
| 112 | Wendell | 116 |
| 113 | Fairmont | 115 |
| 114 | Mayodan | 114 |
| 114 | Taylorsville | 114 |
| 115 | Nags Head | 112 |
| 116 | Davidson | 109 |
| 117 | Enfield | 107 |
| 118 | Gibsonville | 105 |
| 119 | Marshville | 102 |
| 120 | Chadbourn | 100 |
| 121 | Carthage | 99 |
| 122 | Wrightsville Beach | 98 |
| 123 | Maxton | 96 |
| 124 | Yadkinville | 93 |
| 125 | Newport | 92 |
| 126 | Jonesville | 91 |
| 127 | Creedmoor | 90 |
| 128 | Madison | 89 |
| 128 | Pittsboro | 89 |
| 129 | Maggie Valley | 86 |
| 130 | Beaufort | 83 |
| 130 | Spencer | 83 |
| 131 | Columbus | 80 |
| 132 | Weldon | 79 |
| 133 | Winterville | 78 |
| 134 | West Jefferson | 75 |
| 135 | Elon | 70 |
| 136 | Beulaville | 69 |
| 137 | Murfreesboro | 67 |
| 138 | Valdese | 66 |
| 139 | Lowell | 63 |
| 140 | Troutman | 60 |
| 141 | Robersonville | 59 |
| 142 | Highlands | 57 |
| 143 | Holly Ridge | 55 |
| 144 | Rowland | 48 |
| 145 | Blowing Rock | 43 |
| 146 | Rolesville | 42 |
| 147 | Haw River | 41 |
| 148 | Windsor | 38 |
| 149 | Rockwell | 36 |
| 150 | Bryson City | 35 |
| 150 | Four Oaks | 35 |
| 151 | Youngsville | 33 |
| 152 | Southern Shores | 32 |
| 153 | Snow Hill | 31 |
| 153 | Taylortown | 31 |
| 154 | East Spencer | 30 |
| 154 | North Topsail Beach | 30 |
| 155 | Pine Knoll Shores | 29 |
| 156 | Grifton | 28 |
| 157 | Woodland | 26 |
| 158 | Stantonsburg | 24 |
| 159 | Cape Carteret | 22 |
| 160 | Indian Beach | 21 |
| 161 | Bunn | 19 |
| 161 | Pine Level | 19 |
| 161 | Star | 19 |
| 162 | Fair Bluff | 18 |
| 163 | Belhaven | 17 |
| 163 | Candor | 17 |
| 163 | Duck | 17 |
| 163 | Kenansville | 17 |
| 163 | Middlesex | 17 |
| 164 | Beech Mountain | 16 |
| 165 | Newland | 15 |
| 165 | Whispering Pines | 15 |
| 166 | Biltmore Forest | 14 |
| 166 | Trent Woods | 14 |
| 167 | Richlands | 13 |
| 168 | Princeton | 12 |
| 169 | Bailey | 10 |
| 170 | Drexel | 9 |
| 171 | Banner Elk | 7 |
| 172 | Saluda | 5 |