Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (2,761), followed by Fayetteville (391), Wilmington (275), Asheville (260), and High Point (210).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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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Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Fayetteville

Wilmington

Asheville

High Point

Lumberton

Hickory

Concord

Goldsboro

Rocky Mount

Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	2761
2	Fayetteville	391
3	Wilmington	275
4	Asheville	260
5	High Point	210
6	Lumberton	161
7	Hickory	109
8	Concord	100
9	Goldsboro	99
10	Rocky Mount	98
11	Burlington	94
12	Monroe	82
13	Salisbury	77
14	Kannapolis	72
15	Chapel Hill	66
16	Cary	59
17	Matthews	56
18	Lenoir	52
19	Huntersville	50
19	Shelby	50
20	Waynesville	46
21	Hendersonville	45
22	Asheboro	40
23	Garner	39
23	Mount Airy	39
23	Pineville	39
24	Thomasville	38
25	Kernersville	36
26	Mooresville	33
26	Roanoke Rapids	33
27	Albemarle	32
27	Kinston	32
28	Forest City	31
29	Marion	30
30	Mint Hill	27
31	Oxford	26
31	Reidsville	26
32	Henderson	25
33	Long View	24
34	Hope Mills	23
34	New Bern	23
35	Eden	22
35	Laurinburg	22
36	Mount Holly	21
37	Elizabeth City	20
38	Graham	19
38	Leland	19
38	Stallings	19
39	Newton	18
40	Apex	17
41	Benson	16
41	Clinton	16
41	Mebane	16
41	Rockingham	16
41	Sylva	16
42	Granite Falls	15
43	Selma	14
44	Siler City	13
45	Boone	12
45	Carrboro	12
45	Fuquay-Varina	12
45	Hamlet	12
45	Knightdale	12
45	Southern Pines	12
45	Wadesboro	12
46	Aberdeen	11
46	Wake Forest	11
47	Belmont	10
47	Butner	10
48	Ahoskie	9
48	Ayden	9
48	Clayton	9
48	Conover	9
48	Wallace	9
48	Warsaw	9
48	Woodfin	9
49	Angier	8
49	Mount Olive	8
49	Murphy	8
49	Plymouth	8
49	Spencer	8
49	Washington	8
49	Wrightsville Beach	8
50	Black Mountain	7
50	Erwin	7
50	Haw River	7
50	Maiden	7
50	Rockwell	7
50	Shallotte	7
50	Surf City	7
50	Tabor City	7
51	Boiling Spring Lakes	6
51	Burgaw	6
51	Fletcher	6
51	Gibsonville	6
51	Kill Devil Hills	6
51	North Wilkesboro	6
51	Weldon	6
51	Wilkesboro	6
51	Windsor	6
52	Brevard	5
52	Cherryville	5
52	Holly Springs	5
52	Nags Head	5
52	Randleman	5
52	Tarboro	5
52	Weaverville	5
52	Wendell	5
52	Youngsville	5
53	Atlantic Beach	4
53	Beaufort	4
53	Columbus	4
53	Creedmoor	4
53	Davidson	4
53	Manteo	4
53	Maxton	4
53	Morehead City	4
53	Newport	4
53	Pittsboro	4
53	Raeford	4
53	Swansboro	4
54	Edenton	3
54	Emerald Isle	3
54	Fairmont	3
54	Farmville	3
54	Holly Ridge	3
54	Hudson	3
54	Kitty Hawk	3
54	Marshville	3
54	Mayodan	3
54	Rolesville	3
54	Rutherfordton	3
54	Troy	3
54	West Jefferson	3
54	White Lake	3
55	Bessemer City	2
55	Carthage	2
55	Drexel	2
55	King	2
55	Laurel Park	2
55	Louisburg	2
55	Pinehurst	2
55	Pine Level	2
55	Robersonville	2
55	Stanley	2
55	Troutman	2
55	Winterville	2
56	Bailey	1
56	Banner Elk	1
56	Beech Mountain	1
56	Belhaven	1
56	Biscoe	1
56	Claremont	1
56	Dobson	1
56	Elkin	1
56	Highlands	1
56	Kings Mountain	1
56	Newland	1
56	Pilot Mountain	1
56	Pinebluff	1
56	Rose Hill	1
56	Snow Hill	1
56	Warrenton	1
56	Waxhaw	1
56	Yadkinville	1
57	Biltmore Forest	0
57	Blowing Rock	0
57	Cape Carteret	0
57	Clyde	0
57	Duck	0
57	Elon	0
57	Jefferson	0
57	Kenansville	0
57	Lake Royale	0
57	Maysville	0
57	Pine Knoll Shores	0
57	Richlands	0
57	Rowland	0
57	Star	0
57	St. Pauls	0
57	Trent Woods	0
57	Whispering Pines	0