Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (4,153), followed by Fayetteville (1,083), Wilmington (496), High Point (458), and Asheville (335).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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 2016 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2016

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Fayetteville

Wilmington

High Point

Asheville

Rocky Mount

Burlington

Goldsboro

Lumberton

Salisbury

Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2016

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	4153
2	Fayetteville	1083
3	Wilmington	496
4	High Point	458
5	Asheville	335
6	Rocky Mount	303
7	Burlington	300
8	Goldsboro	291
9	Lumberton	247
10	Salisbury	235
11	Kinston	210
12	Monroe	153
13	Laurinburg	151
14	Henderson	119
15	Elizabeth City	84
15	Hickory	84
16	Shelby	82
17	Albemarle	76
18	New Bern	74
18	Oxford	74
19	Reidsville	73
20	Roanoke Rapids	72
21	Kernersville	71
22	Kannapolis	70
23	Edenton	65
24	Chapel Hill	63
24	Mooresville	63
25	Cary	62
26	Concord	61
27	Graham	58
27	Thomasville	58
28	Asheboro	53
28	Wadesboro	53
29	Garner	52
30	Forest City	51
31	Eden	49
32	Southern Pines	47
33	Lenoir	43
34	Tarboro	42
34	Washington	42
35	Mebane	40
35	Wake Forest	40
36	Long View	38
37	Huntersville	37
38	Clinton	35
39	Hamlet	34
39	Mount Airy	34
40	Kill Devil Hills	33
40	Rockingham	33
41	Hope Mills	31
41	Morehead City	31
41	Plymouth	31
42	Ahoskie	30
43	Marion	27
43	Newton	27
44	Farmville	26
45	Carrboro	25
45	Siler City	25
46	Apex	24
46	Ayden	24
47	Butner	23
47	Pineville	23
48	King	22
48	Leland	22
49	Belmont	21
50	Boone	20
51	Matthews	19
52	Elkin	18
52	Hendersonville	18
52	North Wilkesboro	18
52	Weldon	18
53	Cherryville	17
53	Clayton	17
53	Mount Holly	17
53	Selma	17
53	Warsaw	17
53	Waynesville	17
54	Marshville	16
54	Spencer	16
54	Waxhaw	16
55	Fuquay-Varina	14
56	Conover	13
56	Knightdale	13
56	Mint Hill	13
56	Pittsboro	13
57	Aberdeen	12
57	Fairmont	12
57	Gibsonville	12
57	Nags Head	12
57	Wendell	12
57	Winterville	12
57	Yadkinville	12
58	Erwin	11
58	Kings Mountain	11
58	Tabor City	11
59	Angier	10
59	Beaufort	10
59	Black Mountain	10
59	Haw River	10
59	Mount Olive	10
59	Stanley	10
59	Sylva	10
60	Atlantic Beach	9
60	Murphy	9
60	Robersonville	9
60	Rowland	9
61	Brevard	8
61	Kitty Hawk	8
61	Raeford	8
61	Stallings	8
61	Windsor	8
61	Wrightsville Beach	8
62	Benson	7
62	Boiling Spring Lakes	7
62	Davidson	7
62	Louisburg	7
62	Wilkesboro	7
63	Bessemer City	6
63	Claremont	6
63	Creedmoor	6
63	Holly Springs	6
63	Mayodan	6
63	Troy	6
64	Randleman	5
64	Swansboro	5
65	Cape Carteret	4
65	Clyde	4
65	Emerald Isle	4
65	Fletcher	4
65	Newport	4
65	Shallotte	4
65	Troutman	4
65	Wallace	4
65	West Jefferson	4
65	Woodfin	4
66	Elon	3
66	Kenansville	3
66	Maiden	3
66	Rolesville	3
66	Weaverville	3
67	Banner Elk	2
67	Belhaven	2
67	Biscoe	2
67	Blowing Rock	2
67	Burgaw	2
67	Carthage	2
67	Hudson	2
67	Maysville	2
67	Pilot Mountain	2
67	Pinehurst	2
67	St. Pauls	2
67	Surf City	2
67	White Lake	2
68	Bailey	1
68	Biltmore Forest	1
68	Columbus	1
68	Dobson	1
68	Highlands	1
68	Lake Royale	1
68	Maxton	1
68	Rockwell	1
68	Rose Hill	1
68	Snow Hill	1
68	Warrenton	1
68	Youngsville	1
69	Beech Mountain	0
69	Drexel	0
69	Duck	0
69	Granite Falls	0
69	Holly Ridge	0
69	Jefferson	0
69	Laurel Park	0
69	Manteo	0
69	Newland	0
69	Pinebluff	0
69	Pine Knoll Shores	0
69	Pine Level	0
69	Richlands	0
69	Rutherfordton	0
69	Star	0
69	Trent Woods	0
69	Whispering Pines	0