Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2022
Updated on November 17, 2023.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (39,526), followed by Greensboro (13,830), Raleigh (13,389), Winston-Salem (12,790), and Durham (11,506).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2022, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2022
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 39526 |
| 2 | Greensboro | 13830 |
| 3 | Raleigh | 13389 |
| 4 | Winston-Salem | 12790 |
| 5 | Durham | 11506 |
| 6 | Fayetteville | 9350 |
| 7 | Asheville | 5719 |
| 8 | Wilmington | 4065 |
| 9 | Gastonia | 3894 |
| 10 | High Point | 3714 |
| 11 | Greenville | 2959 |
| 12 | Burlington | 2776 |
| 13 | Lumberton | 2544 |
| 14 | Cary | 2123 |
| 15 | Goldsboro | 2028 |
| 16 | Rocky Mount | 1977 |
| 17 | Hickory | 1773 |
| 18 | Jacksonville | 1736 |
| 19 | Monroe | 1676 |
| 20 | Salisbury | 1639 |
| 21 | Wilson | 1432 |
| 22 | Chapel Hill | 1332 |
| 23 | Garner | 1283 |
| 24 | Kannapolis | 1246 |
| 25 | Mooresville | 1223 |
| 26 | Concord | 1200 |
| 27 | Asheboro | 1164 |
| 28 | Kernersville | 1052 |
| 29 | Pineville | 1022 |
| 30 | Matthews | 935 |
| 31 | Laurinburg | 922 |
| 32 | Henderson | 883 |
| 33 | Huntersville | 841 |
| 34 | New Bern | 807 |
| 35 | Roanoke Rapids | 806 |
| 36 | Apex | 797 |
| 37 | Kinston | 777 |
| 38 | Shelby | 768 |
| 39 | Hope Mills | 749 |
| 40 | Morrisville | 741 |
| 41 | Lexington | 713 |
| 42 | Lenoir | 706 |
| 43 | Reidsville | 702 |
| 44 | Albemarle | 701 |
| 45 | Smithfield | 698 |
| 46 | Morganton | 658 |
| 47 | Hendersonville | 636 |
| 48 | Elizabeth City | 631 |
| 49 | Mebane | 613 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 598 |
| 51 | Hillsborough | 596 |
| 52 | Belmont | 575 |
| 53 | Forest City | 551 |
| 54 | Knightdale | 545 |
| 55 | Wadesboro | 529 |
| 56 | Holly Springs | 487 |
| 57 | Lincolnton | 472 |
| 58 | Whiteville | 468 |
| 59 | Rockingham | 465 |
| 60 | Eden | 463 |
| 61 | Roxboro | 461 |
| 62 | Dunn | 458 |
| 63 | Graham | 437 |
| 64 | Carrboro | 426 |
| 65 | Spring Lake | 425 |
| 66 | Clayton | 412 |
| 67 | Waynesville | 401 |
| 68 | Havelock | 378 |
| 69 | Conover | 375 |
| 70 | Clinton | 373 |
| 71 | Southern Pines | 369 |
| 72 | Cornelius | 365 |
| 73 | Fuquay-Varina | 360 |
| 74 | Marion | 335 |
| 75 | Zebulon | 334 |
| 76 | Mount Airy | 326 |
| 77 | Kings Mountain | 320 |
| 78 | Washington | 313 |
| 79 | Siler City | 312 |
| 80 | Newton | 308 |
| 81 | Mount Holly | 304 |
| 82 | Boone | 297 |
| 83 | Williamston | 293 |
| 84 | Aberdeen | 289 |
| 85 | Mint Hill | 286 |
| 86 | Morehead City | 281 |
| 87 | Oxford | 254 |
| 88 | Kill Devil Hills | 234 |
| 89 | Benson | 232 |
| 90 | Elkin | 228 |
| 91 | Granite Falls | 227 |
| 91 | Red Springs | 227 |
| 92 | Archdale | 219 |
| 93 | Pembroke | 207 |
| 93 | Wilkesboro | 207 |
| 94 | Waxhaw | 185 |
| 95 | Wallace | 184 |
| 96 | Angier | 181 |
| 97 | Carolina Beach | 180 |
| 98 | Shallotte | 177 |
| 99 | Maggie Valley | 176 |
| 100 | Stallings | 175 |
| 101 | Butner | 172 |
| 102 | Fairmont | 171 |
| 103 | Mayodan | 164 |
| 104 | Weaverville | 160 |
| 105 | Selma | 155 |
| 106 | Canton | 152 |
| 107 | Fletcher | 151 |
| 108 | Long View | 149 |
| 109 | Sylva | 148 |
| 110 | Erwin | 144 |
| 111 | Ahoskie | 141 |
| 112 | Plymouth | 140 |
| 113 | King | 137 |
| 114 | Franklin | 136 |
| 115 | Louisburg | 132 |
| 116 | Wendell | 130 |
| 117 | Dallas | 129 |
| 117 | North Wilkesboro | 129 |
| 118 | Farmville | 126 |
| 119 | Brevard | 125 |
| 119 | Cherryville | 125 |
| 120 | Beaufort | 117 |
| 121 | Chadbourn | 116 |
| 122 | Mount Olive | 113 |
| 123 | Maxton | 112 |
| 124 | Lillington | 111 |
| 125 | Troutman | 110 |
| 126 | Warsaw | 108 |
| 126 | West Jefferson | 108 |
| 127 | Pittsboro | 107 |
| 127 | Raeford | 107 |
| 128 | Tabor City | 105 |
| 129 | Gibsonville | 103 |
| 130 | Biscoe | 102 |
| 130 | Woodfin | 102 |
| 131 | Rutherfordton | 101 |
| 132 | Ayden | 98 |
| 132 | Edenton | 98 |
| 132 | Surf City | 98 |
| 133 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 97 |
| 133 | Wrightsville Beach | 97 |
| 134 | Hudson | 96 |
| 135 | Emerald Isle | 95 |
| 136 | Newport | 94 |
| 137 | Bessemer City | 93 |
| 138 | St. Pauls | 88 |
| 139 | Nags Head | 85 |
| 140 | Elon | 81 |
| 140 | Jonesville | 81 |
| 141 | Valdese | 79 |
| 142 | China Grove | 78 |
| 142 | Creedmoor | 78 |
| 142 | Pinehurst | 78 |
| 142 | Rolesville | 78 |
| 142 | Warrenton | 78 |
| 143 | Spencer | 77 |
| 144 | Davidson | 76 |
| 145 | Atlantic Beach | 75 |
| 145 | Burgaw | 75 |
| 145 | Southport | 75 |
| 146 | Madison | 73 |
| 146 | Marshville | 73 |
| 147 | Carthage | 69 |
| 147 | Winterville | 69 |
| 148 | Swansboro | 64 |
| 149 | Troy | 62 |
| 149 | Weldon | 62 |
| 150 | Haw River | 58 |
| 151 | Lowell | 56 |
| 152 | Franklinton | 54 |
| 153 | Youngsville | 50 |
| 154 | Mount Gilead | 48 |
| 155 | Ranlo | 46 |
| 156 | Highlands | 45 |
| 157 | Manteo | 44 |
| 158 | East Spencer | 43 |
| 159 | Snow Hill | 42 |
| 160 | Murfreesboro | 40 |
| 161 | Andrews | 38 |
| 161 | Beulaville | 38 |
| 161 | Taylorsville | 38 |
| 162 | Tryon | 36 |
| 163 | Windsor | 35 |
| 164 | Granite Quarry | 34 |
| 165 | Blowing Rock | 33 |
| 166 | Holly Ridge | 32 |
| 167 | Magnolia | 27 |
| 168 | Belhaven | 25 |
| 168 | Richlands | 25 |
| 169 | Jefferson | 24 |
| 169 | North Topsail Beach | 24 |
| 170 | Dobson | 23 |
| 170 | Grifton | 23 |
| 171 | Vass | 22 |
| 172 | Bryson City | 21 |
| 173 | Duck | 20 |
| 173 | Whispering Pines | 20 |
| 174 | Broadway | 19 |
| 175 | Pine Knoll Shores | 18 |
| 176 | Middlesex | 17 |
| 177 | Boonville | 16 |
| 178 | Beech Mountain | 15 |
| 178 | Rowland | 15 |
| 178 | Star | 15 |
| 178 | Stoneville | 15 |
| 179 | Biltmore Forest | 14 |
| 179 | Candor | 14 |
| 179 | Columbus | 14 |
| 179 | Fair Bluff | 14 |
| 179 | Stantonsburg | 14 |
| 180 | Bunn | 13 |
| 181 | Cleveland | 12 |
| 181 | Indian Beach | 12 |
| 181 | Newland | 12 |
| 182 | Southern Shores | 10 |
| 183 | Maysville | 8 |
| 184 | Woodland | 5 |
| 185 | Robbins | 4 |
| 186 | Spruce Pine | 3 |
| 187 | Drexel | 2 |
| 188 | Sugar Mountain | 1 |