Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Arson Crimes in 2024
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Arson Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (164), followed by Greensboro (90), Winston-Salem (70), Fayetteville (56), and High Point (40).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Arson crimes in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Arson 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 Arson 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 164 |
| 2 | Greensboro | 90 |
| 3 | Winston-Salem | 70 |
| 4 | Fayetteville | 56 |
| 5 | High Point | 40 |
| 6 | Raleigh | 36 |
| 7 | Durham | 35 |
| 8 | Asheville | 30 |
| 9 | Burlington | 26 |
| 9 | Rocky Mount | 26 |
| 10 | Gastonia | 22 |
| 11 | Wilson | 14 |
| 12 | Greenville | 13 |
| 12 | Kinston | 13 |
| 13 | Cary | 8 |
| 13 | Lenoir | 8 |
| 13 | Wilmington | 8 |
| 14 | Hickory | 7 |
| 14 | Lexington | 7 |
| 14 | Monroe | 7 |
| 15 | Goldsboro | 6 |
| 15 | Laurinburg | 6 |
| 15 | Thomasville | 6 |
| 16 | Garner | 5 |
| 16 | Hendersonville | 5 |
| 16 | Kernersville | 5 |
| 16 | Shelby | 5 |
| 17 | Chapel Hill | 4 |
| 17 | Concord | 4 |
| 17 | Cornelius | 4 |
| 17 | Graham | 4 |
| 17 | Huntersville | 4 |
| 17 | Lumberton | 4 |
| 17 | Mount Airy | 4 |
| 17 | Reidsville | 4 |
| 17 | Roanoke Rapids | 4 |
| 17 | Southern Pines | 4 |
| 18 | Aberdeen | 3 |
| 18 | Angier | 3 |
| 18 | Clinton | 3 |
| 18 | Eden | 3 |
| 18 | Elizabeth City | 3 |
| 18 | Forest City | 3 |
| 18 | Henderson | 3 |
| 18 | Kannapolis | 3 |
| 18 | Madison | 3 |
| 18 | Pembroke | 3 |
| 18 | Waynesville | 3 |
| 18 | Wendell | 3 |
| 19 | Atlantic Beach | 2 |
| 19 | Carrboro | 2 |
| 19 | Gibsonville | 2 |
| 19 | Havelock | 2 |
| 19 | Maxton | 2 |
| 19 | Mooresville | 2 |
| 19 | Newton | 2 |
| 19 | Oxford | 2 |
| 19 | Pineville | 2 |
| 19 | Smithfield | 2 |
| 19 | Wadesboro | 2 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 2 |
| 19 | Zebulon | 2 |
| 20 | Beaufort | 1 |
| 20 | Belmont | 1 |
| 20 | Benson | 1 |
| 20 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 1 |
| 20 | Carolina Beach | 1 |
| 20 | Chadbourn | 1 |
| 20 | Cherryville | 1 |
| 20 | Cramerton | 1 |
| 20 | Dunn | 1 |
| 20 | Franklin | 1 |
| 20 | Fuquay-Varina | 1 |
| 20 | Haw River | 1 |
| 20 | King | 1 |
| 20 | Knightdale | 1 |
| 20 | Lincolnton | 1 |
| 20 | Louisburg | 1 |
| 20 | Maggie Valley | 1 |
| 20 | Marion | 1 |
| 20 | Mebane | 1 |
| 20 | Morrisville | 1 |
| 20 | Ranlo | 1 |
| 20 | Rutherfordton | 1 |
| 20 | Salisbury | 1 |
| 20 | Selma | 1 |
| 20 | Shallotte | 1 |
| 20 | Siler City | 1 |
| 20 | Snow Hill | 1 |
| 20 | Southern Shores | 1 |
| 20 | Tabor City | 1 |
| 20 | Tarboro | 1 |
| 20 | Troy | 1 |
| 20 | Warsaw | 1 |
| 20 | Washington | 1 |
| 20 | Waxhaw | 1 |
| 20 | Weaverville | 1 |
| 20 | Weldon | 1 |
| 20 | Whiteville | 1 |
| 20 | Wilkesboro | 1 |
| 20 | Windsor | 1 |
| 21 | Ahoskie | 0 |
| 21 | Archdale | 0 |
| 21 | Ayden | 0 |
| 21 | Banner Elk | 0 |
| 21 | Beech Mountain | 0 |
| 21 | Bessemer City | 0 |
| 21 | Beulaville | 0 |
| 21 | Biltmore Forest | 0 |
| 21 | Biscoe | 0 |
| 21 | Black Mountain | 0 |
| 21 | Blowing Rock | 0 |
| 21 | Boone | 0 |
| 21 | Broadway | 0 |
| 21 | Bryson City | 0 |
| 21 | Bunn | 0 |
| 21 | Burgaw | 0 |
| 21 | Butner | 0 |
| 21 | Canton | 0 |
| 21 | Caswell Beach | 0 |
| 21 | China Grove | 0 |
| 21 | Clayton | 0 |
| 21 | Cleveland | 0 |
| 21 | Coats | 0 |
| 21 | Columbus | 0 |
| 21 | Creedmoor | 0 |
| 21 | Dallas | 0 |
| 21 | Davidson | 0 |
| 21 | Drexel | 0 |
| 21 | Edenton | 0 |
| 21 | Elon | 0 |
| 21 | Emerald Isle | 0 |
| 21 | Erwin | 0 |
| 21 | Fairmont | 0 |
| 21 | Farmville | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher | 0 |
| 21 | Four Oaks | 0 |
| 21 | Franklinton | 0 |
| 21 | Granite Falls | 0 |
| 21 | Highlands | 0 |
| 21 | Hillsborough | 0 |
| 21 | Holden Beach | 0 |
| 21 | Holly Ridge | 0 |
| 21 | Hudson | 0 |
| 21 | Jefferson | 0 |
| 21 | Jonesville | 0 |
| 21 | Kenansville | 0 |
| 21 | Kill Devil Hills | 0 |
| 21 | Kings Mountain | 0 |
| 21 | Kitty Hawk | 0 |
| 21 | Leland | 0 |
| 21 | Lowell | 0 |
| 21 | Marshville | 0 |
| 21 | Matthews | 0 |
| 21 | Mayodan | 0 |
| 21 | Maysville | 0 |
| 21 | Middlesex | 0 |
| 21 | Mint Hill | 0 |
| 21 | Morehead City | 0 |
| 21 | Mount Holly | 0 |
| 21 | Mount Olive | 0 |
| 21 | Murfreesboro | 0 |
| 21 | Nags Head | 0 |
| 21 | New Bern | 0 |
| 21 | Newport | 0 |
| 21 | North Topsail Beach | 0 |
| 21 | North Wilkesboro | 0 |
| 21 | Ocean Isle Beach | 0 |
| 21 | Pinehurst | 0 |
| 21 | Pine Knoll Shores | 0 |
| 21 | Pine Level | 0 |
| 21 | Pittsboro | 0 |
| 21 | Plymouth | 0 |
| 21 | Raeford | 0 |
| 21 | Red Springs | 0 |
| 21 | Richlands | 0 |
| 21 | Rockingham | 0 |
| 21 | Rolesville | 0 |
| 21 | Rowland | 0 |
| 21 | Roxboro | 0 |
| 21 | Saluda | 0 |
| 21 | Sharpsburg | 0 |
| 21 | Southport | 0 |
| 21 | Spring Lake | 0 |
| 21 | Spruce Pine | 0 |
| 21 | Stallings | 0 |
| 21 | Stantonsburg | 0 |
| 21 | Star | 0 |
| 21 | Sunset Beach | 0 |
| 21 | Surf City | 0 |
| 21 | Swansboro | 0 |
| 21 | Sylva | 0 |
| 21 | Taylorsville | 0 |
| 21 | Troutman | 0 |
| 21 | Tryon | 0 |
| 21 | Valdese | 0 |
| 21 | Wallace | 0 |
| 21 | West Jefferson | 0 |
| 21 | Whispering Pines | 0 |
| 21 | Williamston | 0 |
| 21 | Wilson's Mills | 0 |
| 21 | Winterville | 0 |
| 21 | Woodfin | 0 |
| 21 | Wrightsville Beach | 0 |
| 21 | Yadkinville | 0 |
| 21 | Youngsville | 0 |