Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Lumberton had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,262.67), followed by Laurinburg (1,682.66), Henderson (1,632.71), Winston-Salem (1,150.01), and Statesville (1,140.04).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Lumberton
Laurinburg
Henderson
Winston-Salem
Statesville
Kinston
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Goldsboro
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Lumberton 2262.67
2 Laurinburg 1682.66
3 Henderson 1632.71
4 Winston-Salem 1150.01
5 Statesville 1140.04
6 Kinston 1042.09
7 Fayetteville 955.45
8 Rocky Mount 943.63
9 Salisbury 930.41
10 Goldsboro 922.80
11 Gastonia 908.51
12 Shelby 899.25
13 Reidsville 889.02
14 Burlington 879.34
15 Greensboro 873.81
16 Monroe 812.28
17 Roanoke Rapids 811.62
18 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 782.20
19 Asheville 750.09
20 Durham 739.82
21 Hope Mills 666.08
22 Hickory 600.90
23 Wilson 571.64
24 Albemarle 530.78
25 High Point 519.69
26 Wilmington 516.73
27 Lexington 516.65
28 New Bern 510.26
29 Southern Pines 494.86
30 Greenville 484.27
31 Waynesville 479.68
32 Smithfield 478.61
33 Graham 477.42
34 Raleigh 464.07
35 Kings Mountain 456.91
36 Lincolnton 455.29
37 Garner 443.92
38 Spring Lake 440.64
39 Eden 426.08
40 Hendersonville 425.06
41 Newton 415.00
42 Elizabeth City 401.16
43 Thomasville 396.94
44 Jacksonville 359.91
45 Asheboro 337.40
46 Lenoir 335.55
47 Carrboro 322.23
48 Kernersville 315.07
49 Mebane 310.97
50 Mooresville 303.25
51 Kannapolis 256.39
52 Archdale 241.96
53 Matthews 223.59
54 Havelock 215.94
55 Mount Holly 215.31
56 Mint Hill 212.54
57 Knightdale 200.32
58 Chapel Hill 170.84
59 Boone 162.39
60 Huntersville 162.12
61 Clayton 158.42
62 Wake Forest 139.51
63 Stallings 119.43
64 Cornelius 114.46
65 Fuquay-Varina 94.07
66 Morrisville 87.45
67 Waxhaw 83.82
68 Concord 81.49
69 Holly Springs 78.95
70 Davidson 74.31
71 Cary 73.14
72 Elon 71.88
73 Winterville 68.46
74 Apex 60.40
75 Pinehurst 57.96