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.

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 2023
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Raleigh
Greensboro
Durham
Winston-Salem
Fayetteville
Asheville
Wilmington
Gastonia
High Point
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
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