Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the North Carolina city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Charlotte-Mecklenburg (7,355), followed by Greensboro (2,811), Raleigh (2,386), Winston-Salem (2,057), and Durham (1,859).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2024, 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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Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Greensboro

Raleigh

Winston-Salem

Durham

Fayetteville

Asheville

Gastonia

Wilmington

Burlington

Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	7355
2	Greensboro	2811
3	Raleigh	2386
4	Winston-Salem	2057
5	Durham	1859
6	Fayetteville	1386
7	Asheville	758
8	Gastonia	723
9	Wilmington	604
10	Burlington	580
11	High Point	535
12	Rocky Mount	415
13	Greenville	412
14	Goldsboro	360
15	Salisbury	351
16	Lumberton	320
17	Laurinburg	284
18	Wilson	277
19	Henderson	265
20	Monroe	254
21	Shelby	230
22	Kinston	185
23	Hickory	182
24	Concord	178
25	Garner	131
26	Roanoke Rapids	130
27	Cary	129
28	Mooresville	119
29	New Bern	118
30	Chapel Hill	110
31	Kannapolis	102
32	Wadesboro	100
33	Huntersville	94
34	Thomasville	91
35	Lexington	87
35	Reidsville	87
36	Roxboro	83
37	Pineville	82
37	Wake Forest	82
38	Dunn	78
38	Kings Mountain	78
39	Oxford	76
39	Selma	76
40	Tarboro	73
41	Elizabeth City	65
41	Graham	65
41	Kernersville	65
42	Mebane	64
43	Eden	63
43	Farmville	63
43	Smithfield	63
43	Southern Pines	63
44	Spring Lake	62
45	Belmont	60
46	Plymouth	59
47	Matthews	58
47	Williamston	58
48	Newton	54
48	Rockingham	54
48	Waynesville	54
49	Clayton	53
50	Washington	50
51	Clinton	47
51	Lenoir	47
52	Lincolnton	45
53	Hendersonville	41
54	Knightdale	40
55	Forest City	39
55	Siler City	39
56	Carrboro	38
57	Hillsborough	37
58	Morehead City	36
59	Cornelius	35
60	Benson	34
60	Havelock	34
60	Zebulon	34
61	Fuquay-Varina	33
61	Mount Airy	33
62	Ahoskie	32
62	Leland	32
62	Morrisville	32
63	Mint Hill	28
63	Red Springs	28
64	Bessemer City	26
64	Pembroke	26
65	Whiteville	25
66	Aberdeen	24
67	Carolina Beach	23
67	Fairmont	23
68	Wendell	22
68	Wilson's Mills	22
69	Erwin	21
70	Boiling Spring Lakes	20
70	Butner	20
70	Mount Holly	20
71	Boone	18
71	Marion	18
71	Marshville	18
71	Shallotte	18
72	Edenton	17
72	Gibsonville	17
72	Kill Devil Hills	17
73	Creedmoor	16
73	Dallas	16
74	Beaufort	15
74	Ranlo	15
74	Surf City	15
75	Sylva	14
75	Wallace	14
75	Waxhaw	14
75	Windsor	14
75	Woodfin	14
76	Archdale	13
76	Ayden	13
76	Mount Olive	13
76	Murfreesboro	13
76	Newport	13
76	Wilkesboro	13
77	Angier	12
77	Haw River	12
77	Louisburg	12
78	Atlantic Beach	11
78	Cherryville	11
78	Franklin	11
78	North Wilkesboro	11
78	Pinehurst	11
78	Rutherfordton	11
78	Tabor City	11
79	Granite Falls	10
80	Bryson City	9
80	Elon	9
80	Kitty Hawk	9
80	Sharpsburg	9
80	Stallings	9
80	Troy	9
80	Warsaw	9
80	Winterville	9
80	Yadkinville	9
81	Franklinton	8
81	Maggie Valley	8
81	Nags Head	8
82	Burgaw	7
82	Canton	7
82	China Grove	7
82	Troutman	7
83	Beulaville	6
83	Chadbourn	6
83	Cramerton	6
83	Davidson	6
83	Emerald Isle	6
83	Fletcher	6
83	King	6
84	Black Mountain	5
84	Coats	5
84	Lowell	5
84	Maxton	5
84	Pittsboro	5
84	Raeford	5
84	Sunset Beach	5
84	Valdese	5
84	Wrightsville Beach	5
85	Biscoe	4
85	Four Oaks	4
85	Jonesville	4
85	Rolesville	4
85	Southport	4
85	Stantonsburg	4
86	Holly Ridge	3
86	Rowland	3
86	Snow Hill	3
86	Star	3
86	Weaverville	3
87	Blowing Rock	2
87	Cleveland	2
87	Hudson	2
87	Jefferson	2
87	Kenansville	2
87	Mayodan	2
87	Maysville	2
87	Richlands	2
87	Saluda	2
87	Spruce Pine	2
87	Swansboro	2
87	Tryon	2
88	Beech Mountain	1
88	Holden Beach	1
88	Madison	1
88	Ocean Isle Beach	1
88	Southern Shores	1
88	Weldon	1
88	West Jefferson	1
89	Banner Elk	0
89	Biltmore Forest	0
89	Broadway	0
89	Bunn	0
89	Caswell Beach	0
89	Columbus	0
89	Drexel	0
89	Highlands	0
89	Middlesex	0
89	North Topsail Beach	0
89	Pine Knoll Shores	0
89	Pine Level	0
89	Taylorsville	0
89	Whispering Pines	0
89	Youngsville	0