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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Greensboro
Durham
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Asheville
High Point
Wilmington
Gastonia
Burlington
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
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