Crime in North Carolina: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in North Carolina since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

330.3 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,779.9 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
723murders2025: 6.5 per 100,000.

North Carolina since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, North Carolina 0179358536715 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, North Carolina 01373274641195492 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202536,991330.37234,57328,770199,3081,779.934,03522,802
202441,892379.28405,56132,338218,5281,978.335,82628,187
202342,815393.58755,63933,153225,3192,070.738,51628,627
20222,226285.7292151,51815,6462,007.82,8062,004
202144,328419.59955,97034,068220,5272,087.242,43719,896
202044,451419.38527,34033,337236,0262,226.549,95220,520
201939,773378.76537,70028,056251,1352,391.454,03318,770
201836,980356.25747,57326,200243,3232,343.857,45016,497
201738,043370.46229,88425,593265,4832,584.865,24716,117
201637,767371.86789,33624,906277,7652,734.872,08215,306
201534,734346.15178,82122,805275,9152,749.574,76013,423
201432,718329.14988,41121,377285,4982,872.179,26613,623
201333,587341.04639,27521,325305,6313,103.290,18214,406
201234,464353.54799,39222,609328,5943,370.899,32316,120
201133,421346.34989,44821,516337,8063,500.2105,53416,819
201034,679362.74749,62022,583329,2023,443.5102,82618,319
200937,946404.548911,82523,326343,7073,663.9107,83019,954
200843,125467.659914,32325,907372,7634,041.9111,55626,727
200742,231466.158413,53425,727369,8934,082.2108,70027,952
200642,088475.253913,46825,586364,5494,116.2107,33330,102
200540,650468.758512,63525,128353,8554,080.2104,29828,466
200438,244447.853211,78223,591355,3284,160.5101,19326,988
200338,243454.150612,22923,369359,6604,270.9100,68726,892
200239,118471.054812,20524,169353,7084,258.699,53524,866
200140,465493.150513,30424,573363,7774,433.0101,88924,647
200040,051497.656012,59524,715355,9214,421.897,88825,266
199941,474542.155212,08726,680354,4974,633.598,45725,577
199843,723579.461212,13328,667357,8924,742.899,95124,616
199745,071607.061412,81729,292362,6724,884.5100,00224,442
199643,068588.161912,00128,159361,6164,938.198,53924,566
199546,508646.467712,89630,615359,2564,993.1101,99522,350
199446,308655.077212,81130,391351,3974,970.3104,11821,342
199347,178679.378513,36430,650345,3774,973.0105,27020,036
199246,600681.072312,78430,638350,4475,121.2113,11719,613
199144,355658.476911,99029,265352,3685,230.3114,00920,167
199041,332623.571110,08228,267322,3064,862.3101,44418,803
198935,902546.45848,77024,584309,3234,707.498,79218,748
198832,753501.95107,08523,325284,5574,360.490,79116,340
198731,039484.05196,02322,634267,1574,165.986,96414,352
198630,128475.95155,55122,389244,1213,856.077,55713,186
198526,327420.95204,89319,426231,4653,700.571,98511,950
198424,885403.65394,61218,404224,4373,640.569,74710,990
198324,911409.64904,84018,249229,5403,774.172,34810,124
198226,865446.35455,16819,830246,5934,096.978,78711,105
198125,986436.75414,80919,285243,0124,083.579,54511,788
198026,589455.06194,81019,836244,5854,185.583,15012,631
197925,009446.16004,32718,945220,1133,926.472,68712,523

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Alamance County2025350.91,581.37
Alexander County2025272.1851.82
Alleghany County2024215.9742.92
Ashe County2024109.4696.63
Bertie County2018156.8820.45
Bladen County2020552.21,996.86
Brunswick County2018144.91,371.213
Cabarrus County2018121.51,443.04
Caldwell County2025154.41,576.25
Camden County2025275.71,673.92
Carteret County2024203.51,351.19
Caswell County202479.9203.72
Chatham County202588.3870.15
Cherokee County2022283.32,121.53
Chowan County2025150.71,026.42
Clay County202581.5798.61
Cleveland County2018104.11,290.78
Columbus County2018328.22,231.08
Craven County2018255.92,217.78
Cumberland County2023797.42,822.24
Currituck County2025228.1447.31
Dare County2024216.81,385.87
Davidson County2024291.01,758.35
Davie County2025161.31,001.73
Duplin County2018118.01,160.210
Durham County2025388.42,631.85
Edgecombe County2018527.12,335.88
Forsyth County2025541.62,448.44
Franklin County2018149.81,221.08
Gaston County2024440.42,075.313
Gates County2025123.6884.52
Graham County2022231.41,885.92
Granville County2025299.01,204.24
Greene County2025236.61,107.13
Guilford County2024693.22,499.23
Halifax County2018404.52,874.68
Harnett County2024287.81,470.36
Haywood County2024215.21,332.75
Hertford County2018353.12,131.14
Hoke County2025366.81,554.32
Hyde County20180.00.01
Iredell County2025224.31,226.27
Jackson County2025298.71,341.03
Johnston County2018187.51,436.011
Jones County2022127.6510.62
Lee County2024129.41,497.13
Lenoir County2018429.82,452.05
Lincoln County2024124.8909.72
Macon County2023117.41,221.92
Martin County2021492.32,142.37
McDowell County2018128.42,833.43
Mecklenburg County2024643.03,405.97
Montgomery County2024269.01,136.86
Moore County2021224.21,431.913
Nash County2018109.5597.55
New Hanover County2018405.42,253.65
Northampton County20180.00.08
Onslow County2024226.21,303.17
Orange County2025115.8837.03
Pamlico County2025261.8952.02
Pasquotank County2025269.8690.11
Pender County2018152.81,392.03
Perquimans County2018103.9860.83
Person County2025297.31,265.92
Pitt County2025350.41,696.68
Polk County2025130.61,090.33
Randolph County2018182.42,031.47
Richmond County2024503.83,462.14
Robeson County2018571.12,890.39
Rockingham County2025212.61,277.96
Rowan County2022380.11,730.89
Rutherford County2018227.42,459.55
Sampson County2018216.21,577.96
Scotland County2019623.73,095.94
Stokes County2025209.9738.22
Surry County2024191.51,334.75
Swain County2024236.5910.12
Transylvania County2025116.6553.92
Tyrrell County2025214.5572.12
Union County2022209.91,370.45
Vance County2025596.32,484.52
Wake County2024148.11,119.58
Warren County201881.1886.73
Washington County2022476.11,454.93
Watauga County202592.4615.02
Wayne County2018215.91,677.46
Wilkes County2025183.2914.44
Wilson County2018357.82,591.58
Yadkin County2018358.22,037.85
Yancey County202562.8418.62

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in North Carolina?
In 2025, 330.3 violent and 1,779.9 property crimes per 100,000 residents in North Carolina (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in North Carolina?
723 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 6.5 per 100,000.

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