Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 7,355 violent crimes in Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 733.21. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 1%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 4891 613.11
2011 4787 606.35
2012 5238 647.86
2013 5093 608.02
2014 5054 589.79
2015 5948 677.59
2016 6560 731.83
2017 6068 663.45
2018 6228 668.79
2019 6982 739.42
2020 8015 836.33
2021 7480 782.20
2022 7132 746.44
2023 7111 726.13
2024 7355 733.21