Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (6,982), followed by Greensboro (2,440), Durham (2,046), Fayetteville (1,835), and Raleigh (1,222).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2019, 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 2019 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2019

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	6982
2	Greensboro	2440
3	Durham	2046
4	Fayetteville	1835
5	Raleigh	1222
6	High Point	828
7	Wilmington	759
8	Asheville	695
9	Burlington	460
10	Greenville	437
11	Rocky Mount	424
12	Monroe	332
13	Goldsboro	267
14	Salisbury	249
15	Henderson	242
16	Wilson	220
17	Hickory	165
18	Laurinburg	160
19	Albemarle	146
20	Kannapolis	132
21	Roanoke Rapids	128
22	New Bern	125
23	Lexington	121
24	Concord	117
25	Cary	114
26	Hope Mills	111
27	Reidsville	105
28	Wadesboro	99
29	Oxford	91
30	Elizabeth City	89
31	Eden	88
32	Morganton	82
33	Garner	79
33	Huntersville	79
34	Lenoir	78
34	Whiteville	78
35	Smithfield	71
35	Washington	71
36	Pineville	68
37	Siler City	67
38	Williamston	66
39	Kernersville	65
39	Mooresville	65
40	Waynesville	62
41	Hendersonville	61
41	Roxboro	61
42	Mint Hill	59
43	Chapel Hill	58
43	Matthews	58
44	Ahoskie	56
44	Dunn	56
45	Selma	55
46	Apex	53
47	Havelock	52
47	Red Springs	52
48	Newton	46
48	Southern Pines	46
49	Mebane	45
50	Knightdale	42
51	Aberdeen	41
52	Clayton	40
53	Edenton	39
53	Rockingham	39
54	Hillsborough	38
55	Plymouth	37
56	Forest City	34
57	Butner	33
58	Benson	31
59	Wrightsville Beach	30
60	Carolina Beach	29
61	Morehead City	28
61	Mount Olive	28
62	Farmville	27
63	Boone	26
63	Fuquay-Varina	26
63	Pittsboro	26
64	Holly Springs	25
64	Waxhaw	25
65	Wake Forest	24
65	Zebulon	24
66	Enfield	23
66	Louisburg	23
67	Dallas	20
67	Stallings	20
68	Kill Devil Hills	19
68	Troy	19
69	Brevard	18
69	Nags Head	18
69	Windsor	18
70	Elizabethtown	17
70	Gibsonville	17
70	Raeford	17
71	Canton	16
71	Cherryville	16
71	Marshville	16
71	North Wilkesboro	16
72	Kings Mountain	15
72	Murphy	15
72	Oak Island	15
72	Valdese	15
72	Wilkesboro	15
73	Fairmont	14
73	Maggie Valley	14
73	Mocksville	14
74	Bessemer City	13
74	Burgaw	13
74	Hertford	13
75	Marion	12
75	Morrisville	12
76	Pinehurst	11
76	Spencer	11
77	Boiling Spring Lakes	10
77	Creedmoor	10
77	Erwin	10
78	Atlantic Beach	9
78	Holly Ridge	9
78	King	9
78	Lowell	9
78	Robersonville	9
78	Shallotte	9
78	Sylva	9
78	Winterville	9
79	Black Mountain	8
79	Davidson	8
79	Elon	8
79	Hudson	8
79	Pine Level	8
79	Rowland	8
80	East Spencer	7
80	Four Oaks	7
80	Newport	7
80	Rockwell	7
81	Biscoe	6
81	Chocowinity	6
81	Wendell	6
82	Banner Elk	5
82	Haw River	5
82	Long View	5
82	Manteo	5
82	Murfreesboro	5
82	Snow Hill	5
83	Cape Carteret	4
83	Carthage	4
83	Cleveland	4
83	Granite Falls	4
83	Highlands	4
83	Kitty Hawk	4
83	Southport	4
83	Troutman	4
83	Warrenton	4
83	Weaverville	4
84	Ocean Isle Beach	3
85	Bailey	2
85	Kenansville	2
85	Swansboro	2
85	West Jefferson	2
85	Youngsville	2
86	Bunn	1
86	Columbus	1
86	Fair Bluff	1
86	Newland	1
86	Southern Shores	1
87	Bald Head Island	0
87	Beech Mountain	0
87	Belhaven	0
87	Biltmore Forest	0
87	Cooleemee	0
87	Drexel	0
87	Duck	0
87	Indian Beach	0
87	Maysville	0
87	Middlesex	0
87	Princeton	0
87	Rutherfordton	0
87	Sugar Mountain	0
87	Whispering Pines	0