Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (8,015), followed by Greensboro (2,704), Durham (2,447), Fayetteville (2,074), and Raleigh (1,891).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Violent 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 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.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 8015
2 Greensboro 2704
3 Durham 2447
4 Fayetteville 2074
5 Raleigh 1891
6 Wilmington 791
7 High Point 773
8 Asheville 761
9 Gastonia 720
10 Rocky Mount 615
11 Burlington 527
12 Greenville 415
13 Goldsboro 397
14 Monroe 364
15 Henderson 303
16 Wilson 270
17 Laurinburg 266
18 Salisbury 251
19 Jacksonville 245
20 Kinston 235
21 Hickory 223
22 New Bern 190
23 Albemarle 152
24 Roanoke Rapids 149
25 Reidsville 138
26 Wadesboro 124
26 Washington 124
27 Kannapolis 122
28 Concord 118
28 Thomasville 118
29 Cary 116
30 Lexington 105
31 Huntersville 99
32 Clinton 97
33 Chapel Hill 93
34 Oxford 91
35 Eden 87
36 Garner 84
37 Kernersville 81
38 Mooresville 80
39 Roxboro 79
40 Dunn 76
41 Graham 75
42 Elizabeth City 72
43 Rockingham 66
43 Southern Pines 66
43 Wake Forest 66
43 Williamston 66
44 Smithfield 65
45 Havelock 62
46 Matthews 61
46 Pineville 61
47 Lincolnton 59
47 Mint Hill 59
48 Hendersonville 57
48 Siler City 57
49 Belmont 54
49 Waynesville 54
50 Lenoir 50
51 Knightdale 48
52 Edenton 47
52 Selma 47
53 Carrboro 46
53 Mebane 46
54 Benson 43
54 Newton 43
55 Ahoskie 42
56 Conover 40
56 Morehead City 40
57 Plymouth 39
58 Clayton 38
59 Enfield 33
59 Red Springs 33
60 Elizabethtown 32
61 Holly Springs 31
61 Zebulon 31
62 Apex 30
62 Hillsborough 30
62 Louisburg 30
63 Carolina Beach 29
63 Fairmont 29
64 Farmville 28
65 Ayden 25
65 Dallas 25
65 Kings Mountain 25
65 Troy 25
66 Archdale 24
66 Butner 24
66 Morrisville 24
67 Boone 23
67 Fuquay-Varina 23
68 Aberdeen 21
69 Raeford 20
70 Cherryville 19
70 Pinehurst 19
70 Scotland Neck 19
71 Bessemer City 18
71 Fletcher 18
72 Erwin 17
72 Kill Devil Hills 17
72 Madison 17
72 Surf City 17
72 Weldon 17
73 Canton 16
73 Chadbourn 16
73 Oak Island 16
74 Gibsonville 15
74 Long View 15
74 Marion 15
74 Pittsboro 15
75 Burgaw 14
75 Pembroke 14
75 Tabor City 14
76 Black Mountain 13
76 Brevard 13
76 Creedmoor 13
76 Jonesville 13
76 Yadkinville 13
77 King 12
77 Mount Olive 12
77 North Wilkesboro 12
77 Valdese 12
77 Wendell 12
78 Bryson City 11
78 East Spencer 11
78 Emerald Isle 11
78 Robersonville 11
79 Elon 10
79 Granite Falls 10
79 Marshville 10
80 Kitty Hawk 9
80 Rowland 9
80 Spencer 9
80 Stallings 9
80 Waxhaw 9
80 Winterville 9
81 Maxton 8
82 Beulaville 7
82 Haw River 7
83 Atlantic Beach 6
83 Beaufort 6
83 Carthage 6
83 Kenansville 6
83 Maggie Valley 6
83 Murfreesboro 6
83 Wrightsville Beach 6
84 Davidson 5
84 Grifton 5
84 Lowell 5
84 Mayodan 5
84 Rolesville 5
84 Snow Hill 5
84 Stantonsburg 5
84 Troutman 5
84 Weaverville 5
85 Columbus 4
85 Nags Head 4
85 Newport 4
85 Swansboro 4
85 Taylortown 4
85 West Jefferson 4
86 Blowing Rock 3
86 Bunn 3
86 Holly Ridge 3
86 Hudson 3
86 Pine Level 3
86 Rockwell 3
86 Windsor 3
86 Woodland 3
86 Youngsville 3
87 Biscoe 2
87 Candor 2
87 Cape Carteret 2
87 Duck 2
87 Four Oaks 2
87 Highlands 2
87 North Topsail Beach 2
87 Saluda 2
87 Star 2
88 Belhaven 1
88 Biltmore Forest 1
88 Drexel 1
88 Indian Beach 1
88 Newland 1
88 Pine Knoll Shores 1
88 Richlands 1
88 Southern Shores 1
88 Taylorsville 1
88 Whispering Pines 1
89 Bailey 0
89 Banner Elk 0
89 Beech Mountain 0
89 Fair Bluff 0
89 Middlesex 0
89 Princeton 0
89 Trent Woods 0
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