Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Larceny-Theft Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Larceny-Theft Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (23,173), followed by Raleigh (7,896), Greensboro (7,549), Winston-Salem (7,529), and Durham (7,417).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Larceny-Theft crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Larceny-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 Larceny-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 Larceny-Theft Crimes in 2021
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Raleigh
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Durham
Fayetteville
Asheville
Wilmington
Gastonia
High Point
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Larceny-Theft Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 23173
2 Raleigh 7896
3 Greensboro 7549
4 Winston-Salem 7529
5 Durham 7417
6 Fayetteville 4669
7 Asheville 3786
8 Wilmington 2715
9 Gastonia 2414
10 High Point 2361
11 Burlington 2037
12 Greenville 1651
13 Cary 1427
14 Hickory 1359
15 Goldsboro 1145
16 Jacksonville 1096
17 Salisbury 1064
18 Monroe 1016
19 Chapel Hill 996
20 Lumberton 951
21 Concord 941
22 Wilson 923
23 Kannapolis 896
24 Rocky Mount 884
25 Pineville 859
26 Garner 833
27 Mooresville 828
28 Statesville 772
29 Matthews 767
30 Kernersville 689
30 Kinston 689
31 Asheboro 663
32 Albemarle 639
33 New Bern 614
34 Huntersville 565
35 Waynesville 552
36 Apex 517
37 Hope Mills 507
38 Mebane 506
39 Hendersonville 490
40 Henderson 473
41 Morrisville 458
42 Rockingham 455
43 Lenoir 454
44 Thomasville 449
45 Lexington 434
46 Reidsville 433
47 Shelby 421
48 Roanoke Rapids 415
49 Clayton 412
50 Dunn 401
51 Wake Forest 398
52 Lincolnton 393
53 Smithfield 382
54 Holly Springs 378
55 Forest City 369
56 Knightdale 350
57 Laurinburg 302
58 Carrboro 293
59 Hillsborough 291
60 Cornelius 289
61 Newton 284
62 Havelock 265
63 Graham 263
64 Eden 252
65 Fuquay-Varina 250
66 Whiteville 241
67 Washington 239
68 Wilkesboro 236
69 Spring Lake 235
70 Elizabeth City 233
71 Conover 229
72 Boone 226
73 Morehead City 224
74 Mint Hill 218
75 Roxboro 199
76 Marion 197
77 Clinton 191
78 Mount Holly 185
79 Southern Pines 180
80 Kings Mountain 176
81 Aberdeen 172
81 Zebulon 172
82 Elkin 171
82 Wadesboro 171
83 Williamston 170
84 Kill Devil Hills 155
85 Archdale 141
86 Oxford 137
87 Black Mountain 135
88 Stallings 126
88 Wallace 126
89 King 125
90 Benson 122
91 Butner 117
91 Waxhaw 117
92 Red Springs 115
93 Biscoe 114
94 Granite Falls 113
95 Selma 108
96 Franklin 106
97 Elizabethtown 100
98 Carolina Beach 96
98 Cherryville 96
98 Mayodan 96
99 Nags Head 93
100 Fletcher 91
101 Long View 88
102 North Wilkesboro 86
103 Ahoskie 85
103 Brevard 85
103 Dallas 85
104 Raeford 81
105 Farmville 80
106 Erwin 75
106 Hudson 75
107 Oak Island 74
108 Sylva 72
109 Maxton 71
109 Pinehurst 71
110 Swansboro 70
111 Emerald Isle 69
112 Angier 68
112 Louisburg 68
112 Tabor City 68
112 Wendell 68
113 Troy 65
113 West Jefferson 65
114 Davidson 62
115 Kitty Hawk 61
115 Surf City 61
116 Mount Olive 60
117 Bessemer City 59
118 Carthage 56
118 Spencer 56
119 Ayden 54
120 Fairmont 53
120 Jonesville 53
121 Burgaw 51
122 Newport 50
122 Wingate 50
123 Plymouth 49
123 Winterville 49
123 Wrightsville Beach 49
124 Atlantic Beach 47
124 Pittsboro 47
125 Maggie Valley 46
126 Beaufort 45
126 Chadbourn 45
127 Woodfin 43
128 Gibsonville 42
128 Lillington 42
128 Marshville 42
129 Coats 41
129 Madison 41
130 Taylorsville 40
131 Edenton 39
131 Valdese 39
132 Haw River 38
132 Rolesville 38
133 Troutman 37
134 Elon 35
135 Beulaville 33
135 Columbus 33
135 Weldon 33
136 China Grove 32
137 Murfreesboro 30
138 Snow Hill 29
139 Rockwell 28
139 Rowland 28
139 Yadkinville 28
140 Lowell 27
141 Creedmoor 26
141 Mount Gilead 26
141 Robbins 26
142 Franklinton 24
142 Youngsville 24
143 Highlands 23
144 Enfield 22
144 Sharpsburg 22
145 Blowing Rock 20
145 Duck 20
145 Holden Beach 20
145 Rutherfordton 20
145 Windsor 20
146 Manteo 19
147 Cooleemee 18
147 Four Oaks 18
147 Holly Ridge 18
148 Belhaven 16
148 Cape Carteret 16
148 North Topsail Beach 16
148 Ranlo 16
149 Broadway 15
149 Whispering Pines 15
150 Dobson 14
150 Jefferson 14
150 Tryon 14
151 Richlands 13
152 White Lake 12
153 Biltmore Forest 11
153 East Spencer 11
153 Pine Level 11
153 Stoneville 11
154 Fair Bluff 10
155 Grifton 8
155 Taylortown 8
156 Kenansville 7
156 Pine Knoll Shores 7
156 Robersonville 7
156 Trent Woods 7
157 Indian Beach 6
157 Newland 6
157 Scotland Neck 6
157 Southern Shores 6
158 Stantonsburg 5
159 Bunn 3
159 Spruce Pine 3
160 Drexel 0