Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent 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 Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (7,111), followed by Raleigh (2,550), Greensboro (2,505), Winston-Salem (2,235), and Durham (1,882).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Raleigh
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Durham
Fayetteville
Asheville
Gastonia
Wilmington
High Point
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 7111
2 Raleigh 2550
3 Greensboro 2505
4 Winston-Salem 2235
5 Durham 1882
6 Fayetteville 1830
7 Asheville 791
8 Gastonia 666
9 Wilmington 598
10 High Point 515
11 Burlington 498
11 Goldsboro 498
12 Greenville 493
13 Rocky Mount 472
14 Lumberton 379
15 Salisbury 350
16 Monroe 312
17 Statesville 289
18 Henderson 270
19 Laurinburg 261
20 Wilson 250
21 Hickory 220
22 Shelby 210
23 Cary 190
24 Garner 187
25 Kinston 172
26 Huntersville 129
27 Kannapolis 128
28 Concord 125
29 Roanoke Rapids 123
30 Asheboro 117
31 Chapel Hill 116
32 Mooresville 107
33 Reidsville 104
34 Albemarle 97
35 New Bern 94
36 Kernersville 91
36 Wadesboro 91
37 Elizabeth City 89
37 Roxboro 89
38 Wake Forest 84
39 Pineville 80
40 Washington 78
41 Clinton 75
41 Hope Mills 75
42 Graham 73
42 Matthews 73
42 Oxford 73
42 Tarboro 73
43 Eden 72
43 Kings Mountain 72
44 Rockingham 70
45 Dunn 65
46 Spring Lake 61
47 Knightdale 60
48 Waynesville 59
49 Carrboro 58
50 Whiteville 54
51 Ahoskie 53
51 Farmville 53
52 Newton 51
52 Smithfield 51
52 Southern Pines 51
53 Benson 49
53 Forest City 49
53 Hendersonville 49
54 Cornelius 47
54 Plymouth 47
55 Lincolnton 46
55 Selma 46
56 Mebane 44
57 Belmont 41
57 Clayton 41
57 Mount Holly 41
58 Morrisville 40
59 Apex 39
59 Holly Springs 39
60 Lenoir 37
60 Zebulon 37
61 Kill Devil Hills 33
62 Morehead City 31
62 Siler City 31
63 Leland 30
64 Fuquay-Varina 29
64 Hillsborough 29
65 Carolina Beach 27
65 Edenton 27
65 Fairmont 27
66 Louisburg 26
66 Marshville 26
67 Ayden 25
67 Elizabethtown 25
67 Havelock 25
68 Lillington 24
68 Mount Airy 24
69 Butner 22
69 Elkin 22
69 Warsaw 22
70 Beaufort 21
70 Boone 21
70 Brevard 21
70 Red Springs 21
71 Aberdeen 20
71 Sylva 20
71 Winterville 20
72 Erwin 18
73 Pembroke 17
73 Wallace 17
74 Murfreesboro 16
74 Stallings 16
74 Valdese 16
74 Woodfin 16
75 Dallas 15
75 Mint Hill 15
75 Murphy 15
75 Nags Head 15
75 Shallotte 15
76 Bessemer City 14
76 Newport 14
76 North Wilkesboro 14
76 Pittsboro 14
76 Surf City 14
76 Waxhaw 14
76 Wendell 14
77 Cherryville 13
77 St. Pauls 13
78 Canton 12
78 Franklinton 12
78 Maggie Valley 12
79 Boiling Spring Lakes 11
79 Kitty Hawk 11
79 Troutman 11
79 Windsor 11
79 Wrightsville Beach 11
80 Archdale 10
80 Atlantic Beach 10
80 Bryson City 10
80 Gibsonville 10
80 Marion 10
80 Mayodan 10
80 Mount Olive 10
80 Raeford 10
80 Wilkesboro 10
81 Creedmoor 9
81 Maxton 9
81 Randleman 9
82 Franklin 8
82 Haw River 8
82 Madison 8
82 Pinehurst 8
82 Rutherfordton 8
83 Beulaville 7
83 Burgaw 7
83 East Spencer 7
83 Emerald Isle 7
83 Holly Ridge 7
83 Troy 7
83 Yadkinville 7
84 Coats 6
84 Elon 6
84 Jonesville 6
84 Ranlo 6
85 Black Mountain 5
85 Lowell 5
85 Stanley 5
86 Belhaven 4
86 Boonville 4
86 Chocowinity 4
86 Fletcher 4
86 Granite Falls 4
86 Northwest 4
86 Weldon 4
86 Wilson's Mills 4
86 Youngsville 4
87 Davidson 3
87 Duck 3
87 Hudson 3
87 King 3
87 Navassa 3
87 Newland 3
87 Ramseur 3
87 Snow Hill 3
87 Swansboro 3
88 Candor 2
88 China Grove 2
88 Four Oaks 2
88 Granite Quarry 2
88 Kenansville 2
88 Mount Gilead 2
88 Rolesville 2
88 Stoneville 2
88 Tabor City 2
88 Tryon 2
88 Warrenton 2
88 West Jefferson 2
89 Biscoe 1
89 Broadway 1
89 Bunn 1
89 Columbus 1
89 Highlands 1
89 Holden Beach 1
89 Jefferson 1
89 Lake Lure 1
89 Maysville 1
89 North Topsail Beach 1
89 Rowland 1
89 Star 1
89 Sugar Mountain 1
89 Taylorsville 1
89 Trent Woods 1
89 Weaverville 1
89 Whispering Pines 1
90 Banner Elk 0
90 Biltmore Forest 0
90 Blowing Rock 0
90 Caswell Beach 0
90 Cleveland 0
90 Fair Bluff 0
90 Foxfire Village 0
90 Indian Beach 0
90 Ocean Isle Beach 0
90 Pine Knoll Shores 0
90 Pine Level 0
90 Richlands 0
90 Robbins 0
90 Vass 0