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.

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 Total Crimes in 2022
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Greensboro
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Durham
Fayetteville
Asheville
Wilmington
Gastonia
High Point
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2022
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Rank City Number of Crimes
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