Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Henderson had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,305.82), followed by Kinston (909.49), Burlington (653.74), Albemarle (594.08), and Rocky Mount (591.66).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault crime rate per 100K.

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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
Henderson
Kinston
Burlington
Albemarle
Rocky Mount
Reidsville
Lexington
Gastonia
Wilmington
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Henderson 1305.82
2 Kinston 909.49
3 Burlington 653.74
4 Albemarle 594.08
5 Rocky Mount 591.66
6 Reidsville 588.06
7 Lexington 495.89
8 Gastonia 488.90
9 Wilmington 479.66
10 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 473.35
11 Hope Mills 468.59
12 Salisbury 466.06
13 High Point 459.45
14 Elizabeth City 442.45
15 Newton 442.04
16 Asheville 420.66
17 Greensboro 411.53
18 Durham 410.95
19 Asheboro 378.06
20 Greenville 350.73
21 Eden 347.78
22 Wilson 344.36
23 Smithfield 295.83
24 Hickory 289.92
25 Kings Mountain 277.57
26 New Bern 273.65
27 Belmont 251.40
28 Jacksonville 223.11
29 Lenoir 217.83
30 Thomasville 214.36
31 Kernersville 211.63
32 Archdale 173.48
33 Mint Hill 164.38
34 Kannapolis 152.76
35 Mooresville 143.45
36 Southern Pines 140.14
37 Sanford 132.28
38 Matthews 127.76
39 Mount Holly 125.47
40 Leland 114.24
41 Clayton 98.84
42 Huntersville 97.09
43 Davidson 92.64
44 Pinehurst 92.52
45 Havelock 90.59
46 Carrboro 77.83
47 Wake Forest 74.46
48 Boone 66.58
49 Apex 66.57
50 Concord 53.18
51 Holly Springs 48.64
52 Cary 39.88