Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (7,480), followed by Winston-Salem (2,875), Greensboro (2,629), Raleigh (2,236), and Durham (2,160).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, 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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Related Topics: North Carolina FBI UCR 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	7480
2	Winston-Salem	2875
3	Greensboro	2629
4	Raleigh	2236
5	Durham	2160
6	Fayetteville	2026
7	Gastonia	711
8	Asheville	704
9	Wilmington	655
10	High Point	595
11	Rocky Mount	503
12	Burlington	493
13	Greenville	464
14	Lumberton	455
15	Statesville	324
16	Goldsboro	317
17	Salisbury	315
18	Monroe	292
19	Wilson	283
20	Jacksonville	274
21	Hickory	250
22	Laurinburg	249
23	Henderson	246
24	Kinston	205
25	Shelby	181
26	New Bern	153
27	Garner	146
28	Kannapolis	136
29	Cary	130
30	Reidsville	124
31	Mooresville	123
32	Roanoke Rapids	114
33	Clinton	112
34	Wadesboro	111
35	Chapel Hill	110
36	Hope Mills	106
36	Thomasville	106
37	Lexington	99
38	Huntersville	98
39	Roxboro	93
40	Rockingham	90
41	Asheboro	88
42	Albemarle	87
43	Washington	85
44	Pineville	83
45	Concord	82
46	Kernersville	79
47	Dunn	78
48	Matthews	77
49	Graham	76
49	Southern Pines	76
50	Elizabeth City	72
51	Oxford	70
52	Carrboro	69
52	Wake Forest	69
52	Williamston	69
53	Smithfield	65
54	Eden	63
55	Hendersonville	61
55	Mint Hill	61
56	Lenoir	60
57	Edenton	56
58	Newton	55
59	Mebane	54
60	Lincolnton	53
60	Spring Lake	53
61	Kings Mountain	51
61	Waynesville	51
62	Forest City	50
62	Whiteville	50
63	Conover	48
64	Farmville	45
65	Clayton	44
66	Havelock	42
67	Apex	41
68	Ahoskie	38
68	Hillsborough	38
68	Knightdale	38
69	Selma	37
70	Cornelius	36
70	Mount Holly	36
71	Morehead City	34
71	Red Springs	34
72	Boone	33
72	Holly Springs	33
73	Fairmont	32
73	Fuquay-Varina	32
74	Aberdeen	31
74	Enfield	31
75	Ayden	30
75	Plymouth	30
76	Benson	29
77	Archdale	28
77	Morrisville	28
77	Troy	28
78	Zebulon	27
79	Bessemer City	25
79	Carolina Beach	25
80	Butner	24
80	Louisburg	24
81	Kill Devil Hills	23
82	Elizabethtown	22
82	Wilkesboro	22
82	Wrightsville Beach	22
83	Scotland Neck	21
83	Tabor City	21
84	Stallings	20
84	Sylva	20
85	Cherryville	19
85	Dallas	19
85	Gibsonville	19
86	Erwin	17
86	Weldon	17
87	Rowland	16
87	Waxhaw	16
88	Marshville	15
88	Woodfin	15
89	Oak Island	14
90	Burgaw	13
90	Maxton	13
90	Mount Olive	13
90	Wallace	13
90	Wingate	13
91	Angier	12
91	Beaufort	12
91	Creedmoor	12
91	East Spencer	12
91	Raeford	12
91	Wendell	12
92	Spencer	11
92	Troutman	11
93	Black Mountain	10
93	Davidson	10
93	Elkin	10
93	Kitty Hawk	10
93	Lowell	10
93	North Wilkesboro	10
93	Pinehurst	10
94	Brevard	9
94	Elon	9
94	Haw River	9
94	Marion	9
94	Mayodan	9
94	Surf City	9
94	Valdese	9
95	Chadbourn	8
95	Franklin	8
95	Jonesville	8
95	King	8
95	Lillington	8
95	Newport	8
96	Carthage	7
96	Fletcher	7
96	Granite Falls	7
96	Long View	7
96	Madison	7
96	Maggie Valley	7
96	Manteo	7
96	Murfreesboro	7
96	Winterville	7
97	Broadway	6
97	Emerald Isle	6
97	Grifton	6
97	Nags Head	6
97	Swansboro	6
97	White Lake	6
97	Windsor	6
98	Beulaville	5
98	Biscoe	5
98	Coats	5
99	Atlantic Beach	4
99	Holly Ridge	4
99	Hudson	4
99	North Topsail Beach	4
99	Pine Level	4
99	Rolesville	4
99	West Jefferson	4
99	Yadkinville	4
100	Biltmore Forest	3
100	China Grove	3
100	Dobson	3
100	Four Oaks	3
100	Highlands	3
100	Holden Beach	3
100	Mount Gilead	3
100	Pittsboro	3
100	Richlands	3
100	Robbins	3
100	Robersonville	3
100	Snow Hill	3
100	Tryon	3
101	Blowing Rock	2
101	Franklinton	2
101	Jefferson	2
101	Newland	2
101	Ranlo	2
101	Rockwell	2
101	Sharpsburg	2
101	Taylorsville	2
102	Belhaven	1
102	Cape Carteret	1
102	Fair Bluff	1
102	Indian Beach	1
102	Kenansville	1
102	Rutherfordton	1
102	Southern Shores	1
102	Stoneville	1
102	Trent Woods	1
102	Whispering Pines	1
102	Youngsville	1
103	Bunn	0
103	Columbus	0
103	Cooleemee	0
103	Drexel	0
103	Duck	0
103	Pine Knoll Shores	0
103	Spruce Pine	0
103	Stantonsburg	0
103	Taylortown	0