Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (6,560), followed by Fayetteville (1,531), Wilmington (759), High Point (721), and Asheville (537).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, 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.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 6560 |
| 2 | Fayetteville | 1531 |
| 3 | Wilmington | 759 |
| 4 | High Point | 721 |
| 5 | Asheville | 537 |
| 6 | Rocky Mount | 435 |
| 7 | Lumberton | 393 |
| 8 | Burlington | 392 |
| 9 | Goldsboro | 389 |
| 10 | Salisbury | 332 |
| 11 | Kinston | 257 |
| 12 | Monroe | 227 |
| 13 | Laurinburg | 201 |
| 14 | Hickory | 165 |
| 15 | Henderson | 160 |
| 16 | Cary | 151 |
| 17 | Elizabeth City | 127 |
| 18 | Concord | 124 |
| 18 | New Bern | 124 |
| 19 | Shelby | 123 |
| 20 | Kannapolis | 118 |
| 21 | Chapel Hill | 113 |
| 22 | Roanoke Rapids | 108 |
| 23 | Albemarle | 107 |
| 24 | Asheboro | 104 |
| 25 | Kernersville | 102 |
| 25 | Reidsville | 102 |
| 26 | Mooresville | 100 |
| 26 | Oxford | 100 |
| 27 | Thomasville | 87 |
| 28 | Garner | 86 |
| 29 | Eden | 81 |
| 30 | Graham | 77 |
| 31 | Edenton | 70 |
| 32 | Southern Pines | 69 |
| 33 | Washington | 66 |
| 34 | Hope Mills | 63 |
| 34 | Huntersville | 63 |
| 35 | Wadesboro | 62 |
| 36 | Tarboro | 59 |
| 37 | Forest City | 56 |
| 37 | Lenoir | 56 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 54 |
| 39 | Pineville | 53 |
| 40 | Clinton | 52 |
| 41 | Hamlet | 51 |
| 42 | Hendersonville | 50 |
| 42 | Rockingham | 50 |
| 43 | Long View | 47 |
| 43 | Mebane | 47 |
| 44 | Matthews | 46 |
| 44 | Mount Airy | 46 |
| 45 | Ahoskie | 43 |
| 46 | Kill Devil Hills | 41 |
| 47 | Apex | 40 |
| 48 | Siler City | 39 |
| 49 | Morehead City | 38 |
| 50 | Mint Hill | 36 |
| 50 | Selma | 36 |
| 51 | Belmont | 35 |
| 51 | Boone | 35 |
| 51 | Carrboro | 35 |
| 51 | Marion | 35 |
| 52 | Newton | 34 |
| 52 | Plymouth | 34 |
| 53 | Farmville | 33 |
| 54 | Fairmont | 31 |
| 55 | Ayden | 29 |
| 56 | Clayton | 28 |
| 56 | Fuquay-Varina | 28 |
| 56 | King | 28 |
| 57 | Mount Holly | 27 |
| 58 | Butner | 26 |
| 58 | Leland | 26 |
| 58 | Waynesville | 26 |
| 59 | Aberdeen | 25 |
| 60 | Elkin | 24 |
| 61 | North Wilkesboro | 22 |
| 62 | Knightdale | 21 |
| 63 | Benson | 20 |
| 63 | Cherryville | 20 |
| 63 | Erwin | 20 |
| 63 | Kings Mountain | 20 |
| 63 | Marshville | 20 |
| 63 | Waxhaw | 20 |
| 63 | Weldon | 20 |
| 64 | Spencer | 19 |
| 64 | Warsaw | 19 |
| 65 | Conover | 17 |
| 65 | Tabor City | 17 |
| 66 | Brevard | 16 |
| 66 | Gibsonville | 16 |
| 66 | Mount Olive | 16 |
| 66 | Rowland | 16 |
| 66 | Wendell | 16 |
| 66 | Winterville | 16 |
| 66 | Yadkinville | 16 |
| 67 | Murphy | 15 |
| 68 | Angier | 14 |
| 68 | Atlantic Beach | 14 |
| 68 | Nags Head | 14 |
| 68 | Pittsboro | 14 |
| 68 | Randleman | 14 |
| 68 | Stallings | 14 |
| 69 | Haw River | 13 |
| 69 | Raeford | 13 |
| 69 | Windsor | 13 |
| 69 | Wrightsville Beach | 13 |
| 70 | Black Mountain | 12 |
| 70 | Kitty Hawk | 12 |
| 71 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 11 |
| 71 | Louisburg | 11 |
| 71 | Mayodan | 11 |
| 71 | Robersonville | 11 |
| 71 | Stanley | 11 |
| 71 | Troy | 11 |
| 72 | Beaufort | 10 |
| 72 | Bessemer City | 10 |
| 72 | Sylva | 10 |
| 73 | Davidson | 9 |
| 73 | Emerald Isle | 9 |
| 73 | Holly Springs | 9 |
| 74 | Claremont | 8 |
| 74 | Wallace | 8 |
| 74 | Wilkesboro | 8 |
| 74 | Woodfin | 8 |
| 75 | Creedmoor | 7 |
| 75 | Fletcher | 7 |
| 75 | Maxton | 7 |
| 75 | Newport | 7 |
| 75 | Shallotte | 7 |
| 76 | Hudson | 6 |
| 76 | Pinehurst | 6 |
| 76 | Rolesville | 6 |
| 76 | St. Pauls | 6 |
| 76 | Swansboro | 6 |
| 76 | Troutman | 6 |
| 77 | Burgaw | 5 |
| 77 | Clyde | 5 |
| 77 | Granite Falls | 5 |
| 77 | Kenansville | 5 |
| 77 | West Jefferson | 5 |
| 78 | Cape Carteret | 4 |
| 78 | Maiden | 4 |
| 78 | Maysville | 4 |
| 78 | Weaverville | 4 |
| 79 | Belhaven | 3 |
| 79 | Biscoe | 3 |
| 79 | Carthage | 3 |
| 79 | Elon | 3 |
| 79 | Lake Royale | 3 |
| 79 | Snow Hill | 3 |
| 79 | Surf City | 3 |
| 79 | White Lake | 3 |
| 80 | Banner Elk | 2 |
| 80 | Blowing Rock | 2 |
| 80 | Pilot Mountain | 2 |
| 80 | Rockwell | 2 |
| 80 | Rose Hill | 2 |
| 80 | Warrenton | 2 |
| 81 | Bailey | 1 |
| 81 | Beech Mountain | 1 |
| 81 | Biltmore Forest | 1 |
| 81 | Columbus | 1 |
| 81 | Dobson | 1 |
| 81 | Highlands | 1 |
| 81 | Holly Ridge | 1 |
| 81 | Pinebluff | 1 |
| 81 | Pine Knoll Shores | 1 |
| 81 | Pine Level | 1 |
| 81 | Star | 1 |
| 81 | Youngsville | 1 |
| 82 | Drexel | 0 |
| 82 | Duck | 0 |
| 82 | Jefferson | 0 |
| 82 | Laurel Park | 0 |
| 82 | Manteo | 0 |
| 82 | Newland | 0 |
| 82 | Richlands | 0 |
| 82 | Rutherfordton | 0 |
| 82 | Trent Woods | 0 |
| 82 | Whispering Pines | 0 |
