Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Rape Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, among North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, Waynesville had the highest Rape Crime Rate per 100K residents (101.73), followed by Asheville (86.12), Burlington (78.81), Kinston (77.73), and Laurinburg (73.36).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Rape crime rate in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of North Carolina cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Rape 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 Rape 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 Rape Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
Waynesville
Asheville
Burlington
Kinston
Laurinburg
Lumberton
Monroe
Mount Airy
Reidsville
Kings Mountain
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Rape Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Waynesville 101.73
2 Asheville 86.12
3 Burlington 78.81
4 Kinston 77.73
5 Laurinburg 73.36
6 Lumberton 73.35
7 Monroe 71.97
8 Mount Airy 66.10
9 Reidsville 61.71
10 Kings Mountain 58.12
11 Salisbury 57.43
12 Durham 57.29
13 Mooresville 56.55
14 Lincolnton 56.10
15 Roanoke Rapids 55.18
16 Shelby 49.94
17 Lenoir 49.45
18 Graham 47.94
19 Henderson 47.33
20 Winston-Salem 46.06
21 Wilmington 45.56
22 Lexington 40.20
23 Boone 39.95
24 Rocky Mount 38.73
25 Gastonia 37.60
26 Newton 37.10
27 Raleigh 36.06
28 New Bern 33.80
29 Leland 33.17
30 Kannapolis 32.94
31 Fayetteville 32.87
32 Hendersonville 32.13
33 Elizabeth City 31.47
34 Garner 29.96
35 Goldsboro 29.90
36 Wilson 27.18
37 Pineville 26.48
38 Greensboro 26.29
39 Spring Lake 26.18
40 Eden 26.13
41 Elon 25.90
42 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 24.92
43 Archdale 24.71
44 Hickory 24.62
45 Carrboro 23.76
46 Pinehurst 21.37
47 Cornelius 20.77
48 Knightdale 19.46
49 Mebane 19.12
50 Matthews 19.10
51 Clayton 19.05
52 Greenville 18.71
53 Huntersville 18.25
54 Southern Pines 17.55
55 Stallings 17.08
56 Rolesville 16.83
57 Belmont 12.76
58 High Point 12.75
59 Fuquay-Varina 12.65
60 Waxhaw 12.56
61 Chapel Hill 12.52
62 Havelock 12.07
63 Mount Holly 10.76
64 Concord 10.72
65 Tarboro 9.16
66 Winterville 9.15
67 Smithfield 7.78
68 Thomasville 7.27
69 Kernersville 7.01
70 Cary 6.60
71 Morrisville 6.19
72 Wendell 6.14
73 Wake Forest 5.37
74 Mint Hill 3.54
75 Davidson 0.00
75 Zebulon 0.00