Wilmington, North Carolina Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 604 violent crimes in Wilmington NC, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 482.81. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased 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.
Wilmington, NC Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Wilmington, NC Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 724 705.32
2011 662 613.95
2012 618 565.05
2013 687 619.00
2014 766 675.38
2015 880 762.34
2016 759 644.03
2017 748 626.35
2018 734 607.01
2019 759 608.42
2020 791 628.81
2021 655 516.73
2022 634 532.06
2023 598 487.47
2024 604 482.81