CrimeMetric

Crime in North Carolina

Major crime across North Carolina is 12% above the U.S. rate per resident: about the same for persons crimes and 15% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 9.0% from a year earlier. Of the 1 place below, 1 is more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
112
12% above the U.S. rate
down 9.0% in a year
Persons crimes
99
about the U.S. rate
down 4.5% in a year
Property crimes
115
15% above the U.S. rate
down 9.9% in a year
Social disorder
122
22% above the U.S. rate
down 6.8% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in North Carolina, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst North Carolina
Charlotte2081.9 times

The largest places in North Carolina that we publish so far, largest first. More are added in batches.

Crime by type

Weapons violations and drugs and alcohol are highest, at about 1.7 times the U.S. rate

Every block group in North Carolina, including towns and unincorporated areas, against the U.S. rate per resident.

Persons crimes

Murder154
Aggravated assault105
Robbery81
Rape / sexual assault74

Property crimes

Burglary147
Theft from vehicle121
Other larceny115
Motor vehicle theft102
Shoplifting98

Social disorder

Weapons violations166
Drugs and alcohol164
Disorderly conduct122
Trespassing122
Simple assault107
Vandalism103
Intimidation94

How crime varies across North Carolina

Share of North Carolina residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5038.5%
  • 50–10029.3%
  • 100–20019.1%
  • 200–4009.4%
  • 400+3.8%

97.0% of North Carolina residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

7,111 block groups and 11,378,224 residents. How the estimates are made