Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (37,624), followed by Greensboro (13,330), Winston-Salem (13,042), Raleigh (12,572), and Durham (11,870).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Greensboro

Winston-Salem

Raleigh

Durham

Fayetteville

Asheville

Wilmington

Gastonia

High Point

Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	37624
2	Greensboro	13330
3	Winston-Salem	13042
4	Raleigh	12572
5	Durham	11870
6	Fayetteville	8142
7	Asheville	5719
8	Wilmington	4193
9	Gastonia	3837
10	High Point	3795
11	Burlington	3149
12	Greenville	2519
13	Hickory	2122
14	Cary	1846
15	Rocky Mount	1834
16	Goldsboro	1805
17	Lumberton	1772
18	Jacksonville	1667
19	Salisbury	1656
20	Monroe	1598
21	Wilson	1518
22	Statesville	1431
23	Kannapolis	1366
24	Chapel Hill	1349
25	Concord	1289
26	Kinston	1212
27	Pineville	1173
28	Garner	1162
29	Mooresville	1119
30	Matthews	1112
31	Asheboro	984
32	New Bern	960
33	Kernersville	953
34	Henderson	896
35	Albemarle	885
36	Huntersville	837
37	Laurinburg	822
38	Hendersonville	821
39	Waynesville	804
40	Thomasville	800
41	Shelby	786
42	Lenoir	751
43	Hope Mills	748
44	Rockingham	719
45	Dunn	704
46	Lexington	699
47	Reidsville	677
48	Roanoke Rapids	670
49	Marion	666
50	Mebane	646
51	Apex	639
52	Morrisville	597
53	Lincolnton	569
54	Smithfield	564
55	Clayton	538
56	Wake Forest	534
57	Elizabeth City	518
58	Forest City	510
59	Clinton	487
60	Carrboro	482
61	Graham	481
62	Newton	468
63	Holly Springs	454
64	Knightdale	446
65	Eden	431
66	Wadesboro	415
67	Havelock	399
68	Cornelius	397
69	Whiteville	392
70	Washington	378
71	Roxboro	375
72	Southern Pines	373
73	Conover	367
74	Hillsborough	357
74	Spring Lake	357
75	Mint Hill	347
76	Wilkesboro	342
76	Williamston	342
77	Fuquay-Varina	337
78	Kings Mountain	314
79	Boone	312
80	Morehead City	295
81	Mount Holly	278
82	Zebulon	261
83	Franklin	257
84	Oxford	252
85	Angier	238
86	Aberdeen	228
87	Elkin	226
88	Kill Devil Hills	223
88	Maggie Valley	223
89	Archdale	219
90	Selma	212
91	Benson	202
92	Red Springs	193
93	Black Mountain	182
93	Stallings	182
94	Granite Falls	177
95	Butner	173
96	Cherryville	168
97	Fletcher	167
98	Ahoskie	163
98	Waxhaw	163
99	Wallace	157
100	Carolina Beach	156
101	Elizabethtown	154
101	King	154
102	North Wilkesboro	151
103	Long View	150
104	Farmville	146
105	Yadkinville	144
106	Dallas	143
107	Biscoe	137
108	Robbins	136
109	Troy	135
110	Bessemer City	132
111	Oak Island	130
112	Erwin	128
112	Plymouth	128
113	Mayodan	124
114	Edenton	121
115	Maxton	119
115	Tabor City	119
116	Nags Head	118
116	Sylva	118
117	Pinehurst	117
118	Brevard	116
119	Raeford	113
119	Wendell	113
120	Gibsonville	112
121	Fairmont	111
121	Louisburg	111
122	Emerald Isle	110
123	Coats	104
124	Jonesville	103
125	Hudson	96
125	Mount Olive	96
126	Ayden	95
127	Swansboro	92
128	Davidson	91
129	Wrightsville Beach	90
130	Newport	88
130	Spencer	88
131	Enfield	87
131	Wingate	87
131	Woodfin	87
132	Surf City	86
133	Lillington	85
134	Carthage	82
134	Marshville	82
134	Valdese	82
135	Lowell	80
135	West Jefferson	80
136	Beaufort	79
136	Kitty Hawk	79
137	Winterville	76
138	Atlantic Beach	74
138	Tryon	74
139	Chadbourn	73
140	Weldon	71
141	Burgaw	70
142	Madison	67
143	Troutman	63
144	Haw River	62
144	Pittsboro	62
145	Elon	61
146	China Grove	59
147	Taylorsville	57
148	Murfreesboro	55
148	Rowland	55
149	Rolesville	54
150	Creedmoor	51
151	Beulaville	50
152	Scotland Neck	48
153	Mount Gilead	44
153	Ranlo	44
154	Four Oaks	41
155	Columbus	40
156	Holden Beach	39
156	Snow Hill	39
157	Manteo	37
157	Sharpsburg	37
158	North Topsail Beach	35
159	Rockwell	34
160	East Spencer	33
160	Holly Ridge	33
161	Highlands	32
162	Franklinton	31
163	Windsor	30
164	Youngsville	29
165	Broadway	27
165	Cooleemee	27
166	Blowing Rock	24
166	White Lake	24
167	Belhaven	23
167	Cape Carteret	23
167	Dobson	23
167	Grifton	23
168	Biltmore Forest	22
168	Pine Level	22
168	Rutherfordton	22
169	Duck	21
170	Richlands	20
170	Robersonville	20
171	Jefferson	19
172	Southern Shores	16
172	Whispering Pines	16
173	Stoneville	15
174	Fair Bluff	13
174	Newland	13
174	Trent Woods	13
175	Pine Knoll Shores	12
175	Taylortown	12
176	Stantonsburg	11
177	Indian Beach	10
178	Kenansville	9
179	Bunn	6
180	Spruce Pine	5
181	Drexel	0