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Table 8

NORTH CAROLINA1

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2018

City Population Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Rape Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Aberdeen 7,821 0 5 9 232 40 187 5 2
Albemarle 15,991 2 22 95 853 176 634 43 8
Apex 52,577 0 15 35 663 74 577 12 2
Archdale 11,529 1 6 20 235 49 166 20 0
Asheboro 25,922 1 18 98 1,168 214 891 63 2
Asheville 93,186 12 148 392 4,798 691 3,707 400 13
Atlantic Beach 1,493 0 3 7 92 38 52 2 0
Ayden 5,162 0 2 14 149 31 111 7 0
Beaufort 4,178 1 0 9 135 46 84 5 1
Belmont 12,331 0 8 31 550 45 476 29 0
Benson 3,795 0 1 25 154 34 108 12 4
Biltmore Forest 1,432 0 0 0 17 3 14 0 0
Biscoe 1,675 0 0 0 195 4 189 2 0
Blowing Rock 1,267 0 1 0 21 3 18 0 0
Boone 19,524 0 5 13 289 53 230 6 1
Brevard 7,921 0 2 12 151 23 122 6 0
Burgaw 4,147 1 0 9 155 36 117 2 0
Burlington 53,385 4 61 349 1,877 481 1,303 93 0
Butner 7,803 0 4 26 177 59 112 6 1
Carolina Beach 6,352 0 3 15 144 23 112 9 3
Carrboro 21,841 2 12 17 407 98 280 29 0
Carthage 2,488 0 1 9 80 17 54 9 0
Cary 170,518 0 37 68 1,666 247 1,357 62 5
Chadbourn 1,730 1 4 11 63 8 51 4 0
Charlotte-Mecklenburg 931,235 59 1,761 4,408 34,881 5,670 26,186 3,025 157
China Grove 4,209 0 2 3 80 18 58 4 0
Chocowinity 792 0 1 2 16 8 8 0 0
Clayton 22,258 0 5 22 417 58 352 7 5
Cleveland 876 0 0 2 25 3 17 5 0
Columbus 991 0 0 0 38 5 31 2 0
Concord 94,022 3 40 50 1,679 201 1,414 64 1
Conover 8,391 0 7 9 299 61 219 19 0
Creedmoor 4,576 0 1 5 93 33 58 2 0
Davidson 12,954 0 0 12 127 18 106 3 0
Drexel 1,858 0 0 0 33 7 21 5 0
Duck 387 0 0 1 32 14 18 0 0
Durham 273,759 33 723 1,125 9,755 2,238 6,688 829 35
Eden 14,952 1 14 52 530 146 361 23 5
Edenton 4,671 0 5 47 145 29 107 9 0
Elizabeth City 17,629 3 14 78 939 208 689 42 5
Emerald Isle 3,685 0 1 14 189 87 93 9 0
Farmville 4,712 0 4 27 129 43 81 5 1
Fletcher 8,392 0 1 4 128 58 61 9 1
Forest City 7,175 0 12 24 555 165 361 29 1
Four Oaks 2,106 0 0 12 56 8 40 8 0
Gastonia 77,316 7 140 378 3,839 624 2,919 296 16
Gibsonville 7,193 0 2 9 70 34 35 1 0
Granite Falls 4,653 0 2 4 293 7 271 15 0
Greensboro 293,298 37 536 1,207 9,831 2,117 7,035 679 76
Greenville 93,235 5 109 327 2,707 475 2,121 111 5
Havelock 19,870 0 8 18 530 183 332 15 2
Henderson 14,780 10 65 193 804 248 519 37 8
Hickory 40,701 3 39 118 1,884 300 1,390 194 4
Highlands 942 0 0 3 54 19 31 4 0
High Point2 112,526 19 116 517 3,682 590 2,812 280
Hillsborough 7,323 0 5 24 310 34 265 11 2
Holly Ridge 2,584 0 0 5 36 13 21 2 0
Holly Springs 37,008 0 1 18 267 33 226 8 1
Hope Mills 16,219 0 28 76 681 84 580 17 0
Huntersville 57,677 4 14 56 884 157 691 36 3
Jacksonville 71,715 3 45 160 1,763 337 1,334 92 3
Jonesville 2,226 0 2 16 123 34 86 3 2
Kannapolis 49,750 2 31 76 968 190 711 67 4
Kernersville 24,571 1 14 52 970 111 820 39 2
King 6,911 0 2 12 302 15 284 3 1
Kings Mountain 10,808 0 7 30 400 78 308 14 9
Kinston 20,341 3 38 185 1,305 313 943 49 8
Kitty Hawk 3,529 0 0 4 125 24 99 2 0
Lake Lure 1,148 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0
Leland 21,008 1 2 24 320 59 257 4 1
Lenoir 17,904 0 12 39 845 197 549 99 0
Lexington 18,754 0 26 93 489 113 335 41 6
Lillington 3,639 0 3 8 130 27 103 0 0
Louisburg 3,549 0 5 22 137 25 105 7 2
Madison 2,119 0 1 3 57 12 44 1 0
Mars Hill 2,157 0 0 2 14 2 10 2 0
Marshville 2,728 0 1 10 117 39 73 5 0
Matthews 32,873 2 22 42 949 95 801 53 2
Mayodan 2,399 0 1 1 113 13 99 1 0
Maysville 950 0 0 4 13 6 6 1 0
Mint Hill 27,375 0 13 45 471 99 345 27 1
Mocksville 5,303 0 1 4 165 36 124 5 1
Mooresville 38,340 0 17 55 1,018 99 885 34 2
Morehead City 9,393 0 6 25 396 60 330 6 2
Mount Gilead 1,159 1 3 0 61 15 40 6 0
Mount Holly 15,940 1 2 20 302 68 210 24 5
Murfreesboro 2,984 0 3 1 61 19 40 2 0
Murphy 1,640 1 1 8 175 25 135 15 0
Nags Head 2,925 0 1 6 138 49 89 0 0
New Bern 29,600 0 27 81 940 195 718 27 2
Newport 4,691 1 1 3 50 13 35 2 0
Newton 13,121 0 8 58 453 136 302 15 6
North Topsail Beach 723 2 0 0 35 19 15 1 0
North Wilkesboro 4,277 0 2 15 125 1 112 12 1
Ocean Isle Beach 624 0 1 2 45 28 17 0 0
Oxford 8,793 0 10 58 411 98 298 15 0
Pilot Mountain 1,427 0 0 3 42 4 34 4 0
Pinebluff 1,515 0 0 1 19 7 10 2 0
Pinehurst 16,213 0 0 15 111 33 77 1 0
Pine Knoll Shores 1,330 0 0 1 21 6 15 0 0
Pittsboro 4,289 0 1 13 114 13 99 2 0
Plymouth 3,448 0 3 33 146 40 97 9 4
Raeford 4,976 1 4 21 150 57 90 3 1
Ramseur 1,690 0 2 4 78 22 53 3 0
Randleman 4,133 0 0 1 141 32 104 5 0
Reidsville 13,774 2 21 81 693 121 521 51 5
Richlands 1,719 0 0 0 21 3 18 0 0
Robbins 1,212 0 0 4 26 6 18 2 0
Rockingham 8,754 2 6 43 602 133 450 19 3
Rockwell 2,146 0 2 2 27 5 17 5 0
Rocky Mount 54,085 13 87 320 1,577 424 1,053 100 9
Rowland 1,010 0 3 1 47 21 25 1 2
Roxboro 8,284 2 9 62 318 83 221 14 0
Rutherfordton 4,014 0 1 0 158 14 139 5 1
Salisbury 33,901 6 72 158 1,579 313 1,139 127 5
Sanford 29,483 5 20 39 782 160 587 35 2
Scotland Neck 1,880 0 0 8 42 14 26 2 0
Selma 6,776 2 7 35 239 85 134 20 1
Shallotte 4,183 0 2 3 229 23 197 9 0
Siler City 8,225 1 9 55 369 71 280 18 1
Smithfield 12,507 0 12 37 454 64 372 18 1
Snow Hill 1,516 0 3 7 53 10 43 0 1
Southern Pines 14,271 4 9 20 312 62 243 7 0
Spencer 3,254 0 4 12 99 29 65 5 0
Stanley 3,727 0 1 7 123 30 86 7 0
Star 855 0 0 0 18 4 12 2 0
St. Pauls 2,344 0 4 4 68 24 43 1 0
Surf City 2,412 0 0 4 151 6 142 3 0
Swansboro 3,292 0 0 14 127 15 110 2 0
Thomasville 26,591 0 26 57 1,009 252 695 62 1
Trent Woods 4,064 0 0 0 18 8 9 1 0
Troy 3,275 1 2 11 81 18 63 0 0
Valdese 4,427 0 0 9 54 8 35 11 0
Wake Forest 44,318 0 16 33 653 61 577 15 1
Waynesville 9,991 0 6 48 517 80 395 42 3
Weaverville 3,946 0 2 0 141 0 136 5 0
Whispering Pines 3,348 0 0 0 17 3 14 0 0
Whiteville 5,401 1 11 44 471 122 325 24 5
Wilkesboro 3,482 0 4 4 255 23 221 11 0
Wilmington 120,920 9 145 580 3,639 954 2,467 218 9
Wilson 49,367 5 75 170 1,719 408 1,153 158 8
Windsor 3,259 0 0 10 34 4 27 3 0
Wingate 4,034 1 1 3 68 35 28 5 1
Winterville 9,712 0 3 11 90 19 62 9 0
Woodfin 6,541 0 2 10 116 53 52 11 3
Wrightsville Beach 2,558 0 1 11 100 28 71 1 0
Yadkinville 2,879 0 1 10 90 15 72 3 2
Youngsville 1,331 0 0 2 28 4 24 0 0
  • 1 This agency/state submits rape data classified according to the legacy Uniform Crime Reporting definition; therefore the rape offense and violent crime total, which rape is a part of, is not included in this table. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The FBI determined that the agency's data were underreported. Consequently, those data are not included in this table.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.