Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (98), followed by Greensboro (51), Durham (47), Fayetteville (47), and Winston-Salem (38).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2021
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Greensboro
Durham
Fayetteville
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
High Point
Wilmington
Salisbury
Rocky Mount
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 98
2 Greensboro 51
3 Durham 47
3 Fayetteville 47
4 Winston-Salem 38
5 Raleigh 26
6 High Point 19
7 Wilmington 14
8 Salisbury 13
9 Rocky Mount 12
10 Gastonia 11
10 Rockingham 11
11 Laurinburg 10
12 East Spencer 9
12 Maxton 9
13 Asheboro 8
13 Burlington 8
13 Hickory 8
13 Wilson 8
14 Ahoskie 7
14 Elizabeth City 7
14 Goldsboro 7
14 Monroe 7
14 New Bern 7
15 Asheville 6
15 Jacksonville 6
16 Henderson 5
16 Huntersville 5
16 Lenoir 5
16 Weldon 5
17 Cary 4
17 Concord 4
17 Erwin 4
17 Farmville 4
17 Garner 4
17 Greenville 4
17 Kinston 4
17 Rowland 4
18 Albemarle 3
18 Chadbourn 3
18 Dallas 3
18 Graham 3
18 Kannapolis 3
18 Newton 3
18 Roanoke Rapids 3
18 Tabor City 3
18 Troy 3
18 Wadesboro 3
19 Archdale 2
19 Carrboro 2
19 Clayton 2
19 Conover 2
19 Enfield 2
19 Fairmont 2
19 Kings Mountain 2
19 Marshville 2
19 Morehead City 2
19 Scotland Neck 2
19 Selma 2
19 Statesville 2
19 Thomasville 2
19 Williamston 2
19 Windsor 2
19 Zebulon 2
20 Aberdeen 1
20 Chapel Hill 1
20 Cherryville 1
20 Cornelius 1
20 Eden 1
20 Edenton 1
20 Fletcher 1
20 Forest City 1
20 Havelock 1
20 Hendersonville 1
20 Hillsborough 1
20 Holly Ridge 1
20 Hudson 1
20 Kernersville 1
20 Lexington 1
20 Lincolnton 1
20 Louisburg 1
20 Lumberton 1
20 Mebane 1
20 Mint Hill 1
20 Mooresville 1
20 Mount Holly 1
20 Murfreesboro 1
20 North Topsail Beach 1
20 Plymouth 1
20 Red Springs 1
20 Reidsville 1
20 Shelby 1
20 Smithfield 1
20 Spring Lake 1
20 Waynesville 1
20 Wendell 1
20 Whiteville 1
21 Angier 0
21 Apex 0
21 Atlantic Beach 0
21 Ayden 0
21 Beaufort 0
21 Belhaven 0
21 Benson 0
21 Bessemer City 0
21 Beulaville 0
21 Biltmore Forest 0
21 Biscoe 0
21 Black Mountain 0
21 Blowing Rock 0
21 Boone 0
21 Brevard 0
21 Broadway 0
21 Bunn 0
21 Burgaw 0
21 Butner 0
21 Cape Carteret 0
21 Carolina Beach 0
21 Carthage 0
21 China Grove 0
21 Clinton 0
21 Coats 0
21 Columbus 0
21 Cooleemee 0
21 Creedmoor 0
21 Davidson 0
21 Dobson 0
21 Drexel 0
21 Duck 0
21 Dunn 0
21 Elizabethtown 0
21 Elkin 0
21 Elon 0
21 Emerald Isle 0
21 Fair Bluff 0
21 Four Oaks 0
21 Franklin 0
21 Franklinton 0
21 Fuquay-Varina 0
21 Gibsonville 0
21 Granite Falls 0
21 Grifton 0
21 Haw River 0
21 Highlands 0
21 Holden Beach 0
21 Holly Springs 0
21 Hope Mills 0
21 Indian Beach 0
21 Jefferson 0
21 Jonesville 0
21 Kenansville 0
21 Kill Devil Hills 0
21 King 0
21 Kitty Hawk 0
21 Knightdale 0
21 Lillington 0
21 Long View 0
21 Lowell 0
21 Madison 0
21 Maggie Valley 0
21 Manteo 0
21 Marion 0
21 Matthews 0
21 Mayodan 0
21 Morrisville 0
21 Mount Gilead 0
21 Mount Olive 0
21 Nags Head 0
21 Newland 0
21 Newport 0
21 North Wilkesboro 0
21 Oak Island 0
21 Oxford 0
21 Pinehurst 0
21 Pine Knoll Shores 0
21 Pine Level 0
21 Pineville 0
21 Pittsboro 0
21 Raeford 0
21 Ranlo 0
21 Richlands 0
21 Robbins 0
21 Robersonville 0
21 Rockwell 0
21 Rolesville 0
21 Roxboro 0
21 Rutherfordton 0
21 Sharpsburg 0
21 Snow Hill 0
21 Southern Pines 0
21 Southern Shores 0
21 Spencer 0
21 Spruce Pine 0
21 Stallings 0
21 Stantonsburg 0
21 Stoneville 0
21 Surf City 0
21 Swansboro 0
21 Sylva 0
21 Taylorsville 0
21 Taylortown 0
21 Trent Woods 0
21 Troutman 0
21 Tryon 0
21 Valdese 0
21 Wake Forest 0
21 Wallace 0
21 Washington 0
21 Waxhaw 0
21 West Jefferson 0
21 Whispering Pines 0
21 White Lake 0
21 Wilkesboro 0
21 Wingate 0
21 Winterville 0
21 Woodfin 0
21 Wrightsville Beach 0
21 Yadkinville 0
21 Youngsville 0