Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023
Updated on September 30, 2024.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (44,818), followed by Raleigh (15,105), Greensboro (13,916), Durham (13,067), and Winston-Salem (9,881).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2023, 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 2023
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 44818 |
| 2 | Raleigh | 15105 |
| 3 | Greensboro | 13916 |
| 4 | Durham | 13067 |
| 5 | Winston-Salem | 9881 |
| 6 | Fayetteville | 8320 |
| 7 | Asheville | 5053 |
| 8 | Wilmington | 4911 |
| 9 | Gastonia | 3883 |
| 10 | High Point | 3479 |
| 11 | Greenville | 3378 |
| 12 | Burlington | 2744 |
| 13 | Lumberton | 2639 |
| 14 | Goldsboro | 2589 |
| 15 | Cary | 2450 |
| 16 | Rocky Mount | 2243 |
| 17 | Salisbury | 1833 |
| 18 | Chapel Hill | 1799 |
| 19 | Garner | 1798 |
| 20 | Monroe | 1639 |
| 21 | Hickory | 1558 |
| 22 | Wilson | 1522 |
| 23 | Statesville | 1458 |
| 24 | Mooresville | 1276 |
| 25 | Kannapolis | 1252 |
| 26 | Concord | 1225 |
| 27 | Kernersville | 1152 |
| 28 | Huntersville | 1053 |
| 29 | Pineville | 1043 |
| 30 | Henderson | 1023 |
| 31 | Matthews | 987 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | 921 |
| 33 | Laurinburg | 916 |
| 34 | Kinston | 913 |
| 35 | Morrisville | 903 |
| 36 | Asheboro | 899 |
| 37 | Roanoke Rapids | 876 |
| 38 | Shelby | 798 |
| 39 | Mebane | 777 |
| 40 | New Bern | 754 |
| 41 | Hope Mills | 717 |
| 42 | Apex | 715 |
| 43 | Albemarle | 685 |
| 44 | Reidsville | 613 |
| 45 | Knightdale | 604 |
| 46 | Lenoir | 577 |
| 47 | Carrboro | 557 |
| 48 | Dunn | 549 |
| 49 | Elizabeth City | 548 |
| 50 | Smithfield | 545 |
| 51 | Holly Springs | 535 |
| 52 | Forest City | 532 |
| 53 | Clayton | 521 |
| 54 | Belmont | 512 |
| 55 | Hendersonville | 506 |
| 56 | Eden | 502 |
| 57 | Wadesboro | 497 |
| 57 | Whiteville | 497 |
| 58 | Hillsborough | 483 |
| 59 | Spring Lake | 468 |
| 60 | Rockingham | 462 |
| 61 | Roxboro | 439 |
| 62 | Graham | 432 |
| 63 | Lincolnton | 428 |
| 64 | Clinton | 422 |
| 65 | Waynesville | 420 |
| 66 | Aberdeen | 416 |
| 66 | Washington | 416 |
| 67 | Southern Pines | 362 |
| 68 | Oxford | 355 |
| 69 | Kings Mountain | 354 |
| 70 | Mint Hill | 348 |
| 71 | Tarboro | 347 |
| 72 | Mount Airy | 340 |
| 73 | Cornelius | 333 |
| 74 | Zebulon | 329 |
| 75 | Newton | 325 |
| 76 | Morehead City | 317 |
| 77 | Havelock | 312 |
| 78 | Marion | 306 |
| 79 | Mount Holly | 302 |
| 80 | Fuquay-Varina | 300 |
| 81 | Pembroke | 272 |
| 82 | Shallotte | 270 |
| 83 | Boone | 254 |
| 84 | Mayodan | 229 |
| 85 | Siler City | 225 |
| 86 | Ahoskie | 215 |
| 87 | Red Springs | 214 |
| 88 | Selma | 210 |
| 88 | Wallace | 210 |
| 89 | Elkin | 198 |
| 90 | Fairmont | 197 |
| 91 | Archdale | 196 |
| 92 | Kill Devil Hills | 192 |
| 93 | Leland | 190 |
| 94 | Benson | 189 |
| 95 | Elizabethtown | 187 |
| 96 | Louisburg | 185 |
| 97 | Carolina Beach | 182 |
| 98 | Farmville | 176 |
| 99 | Stallings | 174 |
| 100 | Wendell | 168 |
| 101 | Cherryville | 166 |
| 102 | Randleman | 161 |
| 103 | Granite Falls | 160 |
| 104 | Erwin | 154 |
| 105 | Brevard | 152 |
| 106 | North Wilkesboro | 150 |
| 107 | Troutman | 148 |
| 108 | Nags Head | 145 |
| 108 | Wilkesboro | 145 |
| 109 | Dallas | 143 |
| 109 | Rutherfordton | 143 |
| 110 | Plymouth | 136 |
| 111 | Butner | 132 |
| 112 | Pittsboro | 131 |
| 113 | Canton | 128 |
| 113 | Waxhaw | 128 |
| 114 | King | 127 |
| 114 | Sylva | 127 |
| 115 | Franklin | 122 |
| 116 | Black Mountain | 121 |
| 116 | Swansboro | 121 |
| 117 | Fletcher | 120 |
| 118 | Weaverville | 118 |
| 119 | West Jefferson | 117 |
| 120 | Lillington | 114 |
| 121 | St. Pauls | 110 |
| 122 | Marshville | 103 |
| 123 | Ayden | 102 |
| 124 | Murphy | 100 |
| 125 | Maggie Valley | 99 |
| 125 | Warsaw | 99 |
| 126 | Edenton | 98 |
| 126 | Emerald Isle | 98 |
| 127 | Woodfin | 97 |
| 128 | Surf City | 95 |
| 129 | Valdese | 94 |
| 130 | Gibsonville | 93 |
| 130 | Mount Olive | 93 |
| 131 | Jonesville | 91 |
| 132 | Newport | 90 |
| 133 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 89 |
| 133 | Stanley | 89 |
| 134 | Winterville | 87 |
| 135 | Atlantic Beach | 86 |
| 136 | Franklinton | 83 |
| 137 | Tabor City | 82 |
| 138 | Maxton | 81 |
| 139 | Murfreesboro | 79 |
| 139 | Wrightsville Beach | 79 |
| 140 | Beaufort | 77 |
| 141 | Haw River | 76 |
| 142 | Pinehurst | 73 |
| 143 | Burgaw | 69 |
| 144 | Creedmoor | 68 |
| 145 | Biscoe | 67 |
| 146 | Raeford | 66 |
| 146 | Yadkinville | 66 |
| 147 | Lowell | 65 |
| 148 | Hudson | 64 |
| 149 | Davidson | 62 |
| 150 | Bessemer City | 61 |
| 151 | Beulaville | 59 |
| 151 | Kitty Hawk | 59 |
| 152 | Windsor | 58 |
| 152 | Youngsville | 58 |
| 153 | Madison | 56 |
| 154 | China Grove | 55 |
| 154 | East Spencer | 55 |
| 154 | Troy | 55 |
| 155 | Ramseur | 54 |
| 156 | Weldon | 51 |
| 157 | Coats | 50 |
| 158 | Elon | 49 |
| 159 | Snow Hill | 48 |
| 160 | Rolesville | 45 |
| 161 | Highlands | 44 |
| 162 | Holly Ridge | 41 |
| 163 | Holden Beach | 39 |
| 164 | Ranlo | 38 |
| 165 | Granite Quarry | 36 |
| 166 | Wilson's Mills | 32 |
| 167 | Chocowinity | 31 |
| 167 | Tryon | 31 |
| 168 | North Topsail Beach | 30 |
| 169 | Bryson City | 29 |
| 169 | Duck | 29 |
| 170 | Belhaven | 28 |
| 170 | Star | 28 |
| 170 | Warrenton | 28 |
| 171 | Newland | 25 |
| 171 | Rowland | 25 |
| 171 | Whispering Pines | 25 |
| 172 | Broadway | 23 |
| 172 | Jefferson | 23 |
| 172 | Taylorsville | 23 |
| 173 | Northwest | 21 |
| 174 | Blowing Rock | 19 |
| 175 | Kenansville | 18 |
| 175 | Ocean Isle Beach | 18 |
| 175 | Vass | 18 |
| 176 | Columbus | 17 |
| 176 | Navassa | 17 |
| 177 | Bunn | 16 |
| 177 | Richlands | 16 |
| 178 | Mount Gilead | 15 |
| 178 | Pine Level | 15 |
| 178 | Stoneville | 15 |
| 179 | Boonville | 14 |
| 180 | Lake Lure | 13 |
| 181 | Trent Woods | 12 |
| 182 | Cleveland | 11 |
| 182 | Pine Knoll Shores | 11 |
| 183 | Maysville | 10 |
| 184 | Banner Elk | 9 |
| 184 | Candor | 9 |
| 184 | Four Oaks | 9 |
| 185 | Biltmore Forest | 8 |
| 185 | Foxfire Village | 8 |
| 185 | Indian Beach | 8 |
| 186 | Fair Bluff | 7 |
| 187 | Caswell Beach | 4 |
| 187 | Sugar Mountain | 4 |
| 188 | Robbins | 0 |