Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (5,238), followed by Raleigh (1,780), Durham (1,710), Winston-Salem (1,556), and Greensboro (1,555).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, 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.

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Related Topics: North Carolina FBI UCR 2012 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Raleigh

Durham

Winston-Salem

Greensboro

Fayetteville

Rocky Mount

Wilmington

High Point

Greenville

Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	5238
2	Raleigh	1780
3	Durham	1710
4	Winston-Salem	1556
5	Greensboro	1555
6	Fayetteville	1186
7	Rocky Mount	749
8	Wilmington	618
9	High Point	556
10	Greenville	455
11	Gastonia	450
12	Lumberton	448
13	Asheville	423
14	Burlington	406
15	Goldsboro	312
16	Kinston	280
17	Hickory	265
18	Wilson	262
19	Monroe	222
20	Salisbury	212
21	Henderson	181
22	New Bern	163
23	Shelby	156
24	Laurinburg	155
25	Thomasville	141
26	Cary	115
27	Kernersville	109
28	Roanoke Rapids	107
29	Mooresville	97
30	Eden	94
31	Oxford	90
32	Sanford	88
33	Chapel Hill	87
34	Albemarle	86
34	Southern Pines	86
34	Washington	86
35	Huntersville	85
35	Smithfield	85
36	Fuquay-Varina	82
37	Williamston	81
38	Hendersonville	79
39	Asheboro	77
40	Graham	75
41	Mebane	74
41	Wadesboro	74
42	Garner	65
43	Lexington	63
44	Carrboro	62
45	Cornelius	59
46	Morehead City	58
47	Mount Airy	57
47	Mount Olive	57
47	Roxboro	57
48	Hope Mills	56
49	Reidsville	53
50	Morganton	52
51	Lenoir	51
51	Tarboro	51
52	Pineville	49
52	Wake Forest	49
53	Mount Holly	48
54	Kill Devil Hills	47
54	Matthews	47
55	Selma	46
56	Ahoskie	44
57	Hamlet	41
58	Clinton	39
58	Mint Hill	39
59	Lincolnton	38
59	Raeford	38
60	Rockingham	37
60	Whiteville	37
61	Edenton	35
62	Boone	34
62	Waynesville	34
63	Apex	33
63	Enfield	33
64	Belmont	32
64	Kings Mountain	32
65	Farmville	31
66	Benson	29
66	Dallas	29
66	Long View	29
66	Red Springs	29
67	Fairmont	28
67	North Wilkesboro	28
68	Canton	27
68	Newton	27
69	Ayden	26
69	Scotland Neck	26
69	Siler City	26
70	Butner	25
70	Carolina Beach	25
70	Clayton	25
70	Conover	25
70	Knightdale	25
71	Aberdeen	24
71	Beaufort	24
71	Marion	24
71	Tabor City	24
71	Wallace	24
72	Forest City	23
72	King	23
72	Plymouth	23
72	Yadkinville	23
73	Franklin	22
73	Franklinton	22
73	Leland	22
74	Brevard	20
74	Spencer	20
75	Chadbourn	18
75	Erwin	18
75	Hillsborough	18
75	Sylva	18
75	Wrightsville Beach	18
76	Maxton	17
77	Oak Island	16
78	Atlantic Beach	15
78	China Grove	15
78	Hertford	15
78	Marshville	15
79	Granite Falls	14
79	Holly Springs	14
79	Jonesville	14
79	Lillington	14
79	Louisburg	14
79	Waxhaw	14
80	Archdale	13
80	Bethel	13
80	Cherryville	13
81	Creedmoor	12
81	Garysburg	12
81	Madison	12
81	Pinehurst	12
81	Warsaw	12
81	Wilkesboro	12
82	Elkin	11
82	Haw River	11
82	Mars Hill	11
82	Morrisville	11
82	St. Pauls	11
82	Troutman	11
82	Winterville	11
83	Burgaw	10
83	Nags Head	10
83	Robersonville	10
83	Spring Hope	10
83	Stallings	10
84	Black Mountain	9
84	Gibsonville	9
84	Murphy	9
84	Nashville	9
84	Pittsboro	9
84	Rolesville	9
84	Surf City	9
84	Troy	9
84	Wingate	9
85	Fletcher	8
85	Manteo	8
85	Randleman	8
85	Weaverville	8
85	Weldon	8
86	Belhaven	7
86	Burnsville	7
86	Coats	7
86	Mayodan	7
86	Shallotte	7
86	Swansboro	7
86	Warrenton	7
86	Whitakers	7
86	Woodfin	7
87	Boiling Spring Lakes	6
87	Bryson City	6
87	Four Oaks	6
87	Maggie Valley	6
87	Maiden	6
87	Mocksville	6
87	Pinetops	6
87	Rose Hill	6
88	Cramerton	5
88	Emerald Isle	5
88	Holly Ridge	5
88	Hudson	5
88	Lake Royale	5
88	Stanley	5
88	Taylorsville	5
88	Valdese	5
88	Wilson's Mills	5
89	Bladenboro	4
89	Carthage	4
89	Elon	4
89	Holden Beach	4
89	Landis	4
89	Liberty	4
89	Murfreesboro	4
89	Southport	4
89	Tryon	4
90	Beulaville	3
90	Cleveland	3
90	Maysville	3
90	North Topsail Beach	3
90	Rowland	3
91	Aulander	2
91	Bailey	2
91	Banner Elk	2
91	Biscoe	2
91	Boiling Springs	2
91	Bunn	2
91	Cape Carteret	2
91	Columbus	2
91	Dobson	2
91	Middlesex	2
91	Newland	2
91	Ocean Isle Beach	2
91	Pine Level	2
91	Ramseur	2
91	Richlands	2
91	River Bend	2
91	Rockwell	2
91	Rutherfordton	2
91	Southern Shores	2
91	Spruce Pine	2
91	West Jefferson	2
91	Youngsville	2
92	Catawba	1
92	Claremont	1
92	Indian Beach	1
92	Kenansville	1
92	Kitty Hawk	1
92	Pine Knoll Shores	1
92	Trent Woods	1
93	Beech Mountain	0
93	Biltmore Forest	0
93	Blowing Rock	0
93	Drexel	0
93	Highlands	0
93	Lake Lure	0
93	Laurel Park	0
93	Magnolia	0
93	Pinebluff	0
93	Robbins	0
93	Vass	0
93	Whispering Pines	0