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Table 8

NORTH CAROLINA

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2011

City Population Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Forcible
rape		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Aberdeen 6,431 27 0 1 9 17 318 51 257 10 2
Ahoskie 5,103 34 1 4 8 21 296 95 196 5 1
Albemarle 16,105 90 2 2 37 49 792 244 504 44 5
Andrews 1,804 10 0 0 1 9 80 25 52 3 0
Angier 4,405 39 0 1 3 35 137 54 78 5 0
Apex 37,951 24 0 2 8 14 592 72 510 10 3
Archdale 11,560 10 0 1 4 5 353 111 229 13 4
Asheboro 25,329 73 0 8 38 27 1,792 419 1,317 56 3
Asheville 84,450 444 5 22 181 236 3,949 753 2,875 321 11
Atlantic Beach 1,514 21 0 4 4 13 206 68 131 7 2
Aulander 906 1 0 0 0 1 13 11 1 1 0
Ayden 4,995 39 0 0 12 27 210 76 123 11 0
Bailey 576 2 0 0 1 1 12 6 6 0 0
Banner Elk 1,041 6 0 0 1 5 34 11 23 0 0
Beaufort 4,090 21 0 1 3 17 155 42 108 5 0
Belhaven 1,709 1 0 0 0 1 57 27 30 0 0
Belmont 10,204 34 1 5 3 25 454 53 386 15 1
Benson 3,353 25 1 2 9 13 279 107 158 14 0
Beulaville 1,312 1 0 0 0 1 47 12 35 0 0
Biscoe 1,722 4 0 0 0 4 204 19 181 4 0
Black Mountain 7,948 6 0 2 0 4 166 44 113 9 1
Blowing Rock 1,257 0 0 0 0 0 45 14 31 0 0
Boiling Spring Lakes 5,440 9 1 1 0 7 84 22 60 2 0
Boiling Springs 4,706 4 0 2 2 0 57 6 47 4 0
Boone 17,339 33 0 7 4 22 405 66 322 17 3
Brevard 7,705 30 0 4 4 22 221 71 147 3 1
Bryson City 1,442 16 1 0 1 14 82 1 81 0 0
Bunn 348 1 0 0 0 1 38 3 35 0 0
Burgaw 3,921 7 0 0 2 5 101 13 87 1 0
Burlington 50,597 405 2 14 104 285 3,669 880 2,668 121 4
Burnsville 1,714 9 0 2 1 6 96 21 71 4 0
Butner 7,687 24 0 0 2 22 304 89 205 10 5
Canton 4,281 30 2 3 1 24 215 44 157 14 0
Cape Carteret 1,941 2 0 1 1 0 26 5 18 3 0
Carolina Beach 5,778 18 0 0 8 10 277 60 209 8 0
Carrboro 19,830 52 0 4 8 40 702 201 469 32 4
Carthage 2,233 7 0 0 3 4 82 18 59 5 1
Cary 136,949 108 1 13 41 53 2,093 370 1,658 65 8
Catawba 611 4 0 0 0 4 11 2 7 2 0
Chadbourn 1,880 15 1 0 3 11 157 51 99 7 0
Chapel Hill 57,959 106 1 7 38 60 1,523 484 985 54 6
Charlotte-Mecklenburg 789,478 4,787 56 218 1,612 2,901 32,008 8,536 21,371 2,101 195
Cherryville 5,833 20 0 2 3 15 249 44 199 6 1
China Grove 3,608 16 0 1 3 12 86 14 69 3 0
Claremont 1,369 0 0 0 0 0 63 12 47 4 0
Clayton 16,320 20 0 2 10 8 400 112 274 14 5
Cleveland 882 4 0 0 0 4 26 7 18 1 0
Clinton 8,749 51 0 4 14 33 475 142 318 15 2
Coats 2,139 8 0 0 0 8 88 34 49 5 1
Columbus 1,012 5 0 1 1 3 36 7 26 3 0
Concord 80,069 93 2 8 37 46 3,111 452 2,528 131 9
Conover 8,269 19 0 0 10 9 608 79 516 13 1
Cornelius 25,181 39 0 3 11 25 754 126 603 25 9
Cramerton 4,218 9 0 2 4 3 119 32 84 3 0
Creedmoor 4,176 14 0 2 2 10 109 21 84 4 0
Dallas 4,545 20 0 2 2 16 183 40 135 8 1
Davidson 11,083 8 0 0 4 4 107 19 85 3 0
Dobson 1,606 5 0 0 2 3 45 8 34 3 0
Drexel 1,882 3 0 0 2 1 25 8 15 2 0
Duck 374 44 0 0 44 0 93 33 60 0 0
Durham 231,225 1,707 27 64 699 917 11,270 3,874 6,768 628 23
Eden 15,724 68 1 2 9 56 746 185 513 48 3
Edenton 5,067 15 0 0 4 11 252 64 184 4 1
Elizabeth City 18,920 95 0 3 18 74 750 196 541 13 0
Elizabethtown 3,628 25 0 0 15 10 242 42 193 7 1
Elkin 4,052 11 0 0 4 7 292 42 244 6 1
Elon 9,538 17 0 2 4 11 149 59 89 1 0
Emerald Isle 3,701 6 0 1 1 4 331 170 155 6 1
Enfield 2,564 28 0 0 7 21 139 70 62 7 0
Erwin 4,461 11 0 0 5 6 163 6 157 0 0
Fairmont 2,697 29 1 1 14 13 268 83 178 7 2
Farmville 4,713 39 0 1 7 31 212 59 152 1 3
Fayetteville 203,107 1,050 25 56 495 474 12,972 4,204 8,088 680 51
Fletcher 7,278 3 0 0 2 1 173 50 121 2 0
Forest City 7,571 26 0 2 7 17 636 149 464 23 2
Franklin 3,894 9 0 3 1 5 211 51 152 8 2
Franklinton 2,049 7 0 0 4 3 92 25 61 6 1
Fuquay-Varina 18,164 78 1 0 22 55 662 161 473 28 1
Garner 26,071 57 0 4 23 30 1,183 216 931 36 3
Gastonia 72,651 466 4 37 171 254 4,363 951 3,198 214 18
Gibsonville 6,491 11 0 3 5 3 129 65 60 4 1
Goldsboro 36,899 343 7 2 91 243 2,655 675 1,840 140 2
Graham 14,332 69 0 3 7 59 503 140 338 25 0
Granite Falls 4,782 8 0 1 1 6 362 50 294 18 2
Granite Quarry 2,967 10 0 2 0 8 114 30 80 4 0
Hamlet 6,577 38 1 4 8 25 395 127 251 17 3
Haw River 2,327 10 0 0 2 8 95 50 44 1 0
Henderson 15,563 153 5 4 76 68 1,880 416 1,386 78 18
Hendersonville 13,304 55 1 4 19 31 807 141 626 40 1
Hertford 2,170 9 0 0 3 6 85 28 49 8 0
Hickory 40,517 238 5 11 75 147 2,500 536 1,850 114 9
Highlands 936 5 0 0 2 3 47 13 30 4 0
High Point 105,695 600 3 25 200 372 5,057 1,266 3,550 241 24
Hillsborough 6,164 27 0 1 13 13 463 84 358 21 2
Holden Beach 582 3 0 2 0 1 107 63 44 0 0
Holly Ridge 1,284 6 0 1 0 5 40 20 20 0 2
Holly Springs 24,974 36 0 3 3 30 312 90 220 2 2
Hope Mills 15,368 82 0 2 28 52 957 216 704 37 3
Hudson 3,824 2 0 0 1 1 134 25 103 6 0
Huntersville 47,366 68 2 6 16 44 1,017 229 745 43 9
Indian Beach 113 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 10 0 0
Jacksonville 71,034 171 1 25 24 121 2,034 515 1,428 91 3
Jefferson 1,631 1 0 0 0 1 23 6 15 2 0
Jonesville 2,314 9 0 0 1 8 139 43 96 0 0
Kenansville 866 5 0 1 3 1 28 4 22 2 0
Kernersville 23,416 95 0 3 15 77 1,068 199 836 33 6
King 6,992 22 0 1 2 19 173 38 130 5 3
Kings Mountain 10,427 26 0 2 9 15 447 175 250 22 1
Kinston 21,952 266 11 6 67 182 1,437 491 914 32 9
Kitty Hawk 3,313 2 1 0 0 1 129 31 98 0 2
Knightdale 11,546 20 2 0 5 13 435 81 344 10 1
Lake Lure 1,207 1 0 0 1 0 55 28 26 1 0
Lake Royale 2,538 3 0 0 0 3 85 55 27 3 0
Landis 3,148 2 0 0 0 2 80 19 55 6 0
Laurel Park 2,208 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 0
Laurinburg 16,164 131 7 4 51 69 1,114 473 610 31 11
Leland 13,699 17 0 2 2 13 356 75 271 10 0
Lenoir 18,459 48 1 1 15 31 871 236 593 42 5
Lexington 19,171 79 3 7 20 49 743 234 476 33 6
Liberty 2,690 2 0 0 0 2 29 2 25 2 0
Lillington 3,235 6 0 0 2 4 203 57 143 3 0
Lincolnton 10,619 48 1 2 8 37 562 107 442 13 1
Long View 4,933 21 1 2 1 17 340 151 164 25 0
Louisburg 3,402 11 1 1 4 5 150 54 87 9 1
Lumberton 21,815 380 6 6 145 223 2,918 837 1,935 146 7
Madison 2,274 9 0 1 1 7 124 28 96 0 0
Magnolia 951 1 0 0 0 1 20 10 9 1 0
Maiden 3,352 4 0 0 1 3 137 30 102 5 1
Marion 7,937 26 1 0 6 19 517 164 332 21 3
Mars Hill 1,893 5 0 3 1 1 52 16 34 2 0
Marshville 2,432 22 0 2 3 17 111 32 78 1 0
Matthews 27,543 36 0 1 9 26 777 82 654 41 10
Maxton 2,457 17 0 1 5 11 159 69 87 3 3
Mayodan 2,509 10 0 0 1 9 224 19 200 5 0
Maysville 1,032 1 0 0 0 1 16 1 15 0 0
Mebane 11,537 58 0 5 15 38 536 95 421 20 1
Middlesex 832 1 0 0 0 1 18 6 12 0 0
Mint Hill 23,010 48 0 5 16 27 429 162 241 26 9
Mooresville 33,126 84 1 7 22 54 1,477 259 1,139 79 16
Morehead City 8,771 63 1 2 7 53 566 151 400 15 2
Morganton 17,133 41 0 5 7 29 628 135 465 28 0
Morrisville 18,812 16 0 3 5 8 365 73 281 11 2
Mount Airy 10,520 59 1 3 5 50 660 128 508 24 1
Mount Gilead 1,196 2 0 0 1 1 37 4 32 1 0
Mount Holly 13,829 27 0 4 4 19 391 107 270 14 1
Mount Olive 4,647 45 0 2 8 35 324 111 202 11 2
Murfreesboro 2,871 4 0 0 2 2 102 30 71 1 0
Murphy 1,648 22 0 0 3 19 119 21 97 1 1
Nashville 5,420 10 2 0 3 5 160 46 104 10 1
New Bern 29,898 175 1 10 51 113 1,807 714 1,053 40 4
Newland 707 1 0 0 1 0 14 6 8 0 0
Newport 4,203 4 0 0 0 4 98 44 53 1 3
Newton 13,132 23 0 5 10 8 601 172 396 33 4
North Topsail Beach 752 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 0
North Wilkesboro 4,299 25 0 1 8 16 276 49 222 5 1
Oxford 8,568 112 1 6 33 72 695 285 398 12 3
Pilot Mountain 1,496 1 0 0 0 1 103 21 80 2 0
Pinebluff 1,354 4 0 0 2 2 16 9 7 0 0
Pinehurst 13,290 8 0 0 3 5 103 2 99 2 0
Pine Knoll Shores 1,356 2 0 0 0 2 64 21 43 0 0
Pinetops 1,391 12 0 0 5 7 39 11 28 0 0
Pineville 7,574 43 0 2 23 18 1,224 112 1,086 26 10
Pittsboro 3,790 14 0 1 2 11 66 9 50 7 1
Raeford 4,669 38 0 1 15 22 320 70 234 16 1
Raleigh 409,014 1,724 17 127 680 900 13,242 2,985 9,343 914 84
Ramseur 1,713 2 0 0 1 1 90 32 57 1 0
Randleman 4,165 11 0 3 5 3 288 47 239 2 1
Red Springs 3,471 44 1 4 9 30 283 98 173 12 6
Reidsville 14,704 45 0 5 13 27 895 230 647 18 2
Richlands 1,539 3 0 0 1 2 26 4 17 5 0
River Bend 3,159 2 0 0 0 2 9 7 2 0 0
Roanoke Rapids 15,954 62 2 7 19 34 864 306 539 19 4
Robbins 1,111 6 2 0 1 3 40 5 35 0 1
Robersonville 1,507 18 1 0 5 12 54 20 33 1 0
Rockingham 9,679 49 0 3 26 20 1,070 197 856 17 6
Rockwell 2,135 3 0 0 0 3 51 18 31 2 0
Rocky Mount 58,206 569 12 13 151 393 3,916 1,146 2,625 145 19
Rolesville 3,834 5 0 0 0 5 80 49 30 1 0
Rowland 1,050 7 0 0 5 2 49 23 22 4 0
Roxboro 8,468 66 2 3 19 42 515 131 371 13 1
Rutherfordton 4,266 5 0 0 3 2 142 43 97 2 0
Salisbury 34,089 223 3 10 86 124 2,264 478 1,697 89 8
Sanford 28,450 82 4 0 33 45 960 239 675 46 2
Scotland Neck 2,085 14 0 1 2 11 111 56 55 0 0
Selma 6,150 51 0 3 14 34 428 193 216 19 1
Shallotte 3,722 20 0 0 7 13 209 74 130 5 0
Shelby 20,581 108 0 9 36 63 847 295 516 36 8
Siler City 7,987 19 0 2 6 11 374 86 277 11 1
Smithfield 11,105 98 1 3 22 72 823 181 617 25 3
Southern Pines 12,490 81 1 0 21 59 478 121 340 17 4
Southern Shores 2,748 4 0 2 0 2 65 25 39 1 0
Southport 2,869 3 0 0 2 1 111 10 97 4 1
Sparta 1,792 3 0 2 1 0 48 10 35 3 0
Spencer 3,308 33 1 1 8 23 204 89 111 4 4
Spring Hope 1,337 3 0 0 1 2 36 11 25 0 0
Spring Lake 12,116 33 0 1 3 29 594 220 352 22 2
Spruce Pine 2,203 3 0 3 0 0 58 3 53 2 0
Stallings 14,006 17 0 1 8 8 235 41 189 5 0
Stanley 3,601 11 0 2 4 5 116 32 82 2 0
Star 887 1 0 0 0 1 27 2 25 0 0
Statesville 24,843 250 3 16 55 176 1,884 548 1,238 98 8
Stoneville 1,069 2 0 0 0 2 51 11 40 0 0
St. Pauls 2,061 7 0 0 2 5 138 51 87 0 1
Sunset Beach 3,617 1 0 0 1 0 76 40 35 1 0
Surf City 1,876 14 0 1 2 11 156 76 76 4 0
Swansboro 2,697 10 0 3 2 5 99 17 78 4 0
Sylva 2,621 22 2 1 2 17 195 44 146 5 2
Tabor City 2,543 18 2 1 6 9 193 34 148 11 3
Tarboro 11,560 68 0 4 10 54 493 125 357 11 0
Taylorsville 2,125 3 0 1 0 2 199 53 143 3 1
Thomasville 27,096 130 3 9 35 83 1,266 311 934 21 5
Trent Woods 4,208 1 0 0 0 1 58 10 42 6 0
Troutman 2,413 10 0 0 1 9 75 22 53 0 0
Troy 3,229 19 0 0 0 19 159 23 130 6 0
Tryon 1,667 3 0 0 0 3 57 30 25 2 1
Valdese 4,547 7 0 0 2 5 65 22 39 4 0
Vass 729 2 0 0 1 1 27 2 25 0 0
Wadesboro 5,887 63 2 7 12 42 479 62 406 11 3
Wake Forest 30,499 45 1 2 10 32 725 94 618 13 1
Wallace 3,929 15 0 5 4 6 182 38 138 6 1
Walnut Cove 1,443 1 0 1 0 0 42 7 34 1 0
Warrenton 873 3 0 0 1 2 29 5 23 1 0
Warsaw 3,093 6 0 0 4 2 187 77 109 1 0
Washington 9,868 76 0 5 23 48 677 156 500 21 5
Waxhaw 9,984 23 0 4 1 18 192 51 137 4 3
Waynesville 9,994 21 0 1 2 18 431 152 248 31 1
Weaverville 3,160 4 0 1 1 2 228 9 218 1 0
Wendell 5,919 12 0 4 1 7 124 38 80 6 2
West Jefferson 1,315 0 0 0 0 0 68 6 58 4 0
Whispering Pines 2,965 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 10 0 0
Whitakers 753 4 1 0 2 1 19 5 14 0 0
White Lake 812 5 0 0 0 5 70 11 54 5 0
Whiteville 5,462 52 1 2 15 34 553 106 428 19 3
Wilkesboro 3,456 10 0 1 1 8 402 35 359 8 1
Williamston 5,581 60 1 5 19 35 484 157 317 10 5
Wilmington 107,826 662 10 32 254 366 5,708 1,454 3,843 411 23
Wilson 49,790 244 6 8 71 159 2,212 675 1,420 117 6
Wilson's Mills 2,306 10 0 2 4 4 79 41 33 5 2
Windsor 3,676 9 0 0 2 7 64 19 42 3 0
Wingate 3,535 15 0 1 1 13 89 28 59 2 1
Winston-Salem 232,529 1,565 14 93 444 1,014 13,874 4,680 8,522 672 60
Winterville 9,387 15 0 2 5 8 187 46 135 6 2
Woodfin 6,201 12 0 1 2 9 119 53 59 7 0
Wrightsville Beach 2,508 10 0 6 1 3 203 47 150 6 0
Yadkinville 2,997 13 0 1 1 11 148 28 116 4 2
Youngsville 1,172 0 0 0 0 0 23 3 19 1 0
Zebulon 4,489 31 0 1 8 22 286 29 248 9 0

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