County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Alamance County, NC
At 171,415 residents, Alamance County is a large county in North Carolina. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).
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Data updated 2026-07-13
476
Property offenses
152
Violent offenses
628
Total · 2024
Alamance County, NC reported 89 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Alamance County, NC agencies reported 152 violent and 476 property offenses. That equals about 89 violent and 278 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.
2024 UCR year
152 violent offenses
89/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Alamance County, NC
Position in the state cohort
Alamance County sits mid-pack among comparable North Carolina counties
At 88.7 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Alamance County ranks 54 of 77 — above 23 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -29.2% against the cohort median of 125.2. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Offense mix
Violent offenses make up an unusually large share of the reported mix
Violent offenses are 24.2% of the 628 Part I offenses reported in Alamance County for 2024, against a median of 17.9% across comparable North Carolina counties — a gap of 6.3 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Property-offense composition
Larceny-theft dominates the property total more than it does across the cohort
Larceny-theft is 68.3% of reported property offenses in Alamance County, against a cohort median of 58.4%. The remainder is burglary (96) and motor vehicle theft (55). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 85.8 per 100,000 in 2020 to 88.7 in 2024 (+3.4%). The highest observed value was 112.0 in 2021 and the lowest 85.8 in 2020. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
On a large county row, county figures aggregate every participating agency inside the county. Participation is voluntary. Per-100,000 rates use a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census county population, never a Table 10 field; unmatched counties stay count-only. A large county line encloses very different communities.
Property Crime
476
Violent Crime
152
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
476
Burglary
96
Larceny-Theft
325
Motor Vehicle Theft
55
Arson
7
Violent Crime
152
Murder
2
Rape
10
Robbery
6
Aggravated Assault
134
Reporting Agency
Alamance County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Alamance County's crime figures on this page originate from Alamance County Sheriff's Office's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the crime rate in Alamance County, NC?▼
In 2024, Alamance County reported 152 violent crimes and 476 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Alamance County safe?▼
Alamance County reported 628 total crimes in 2024.Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in North Carolina on our state page for context.
Similar-Size Counties in North Carolina
A per-capita rate is easiest to read against places of similar scale, so these are the North Carolina counties closest to Alamance County in population. Their populations run from 146,875 to 204,576, against 171,415 here. Or launch the
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.
FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.