County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Brunswick County, NC
At 136,693 residents, Brunswick 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
877
Property offenses
195
Violent offenses
1,072
Total · 2024
Brunswick County, NC reported 143 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Brunswick County, NC agencies reported 195 violent and 877 property offenses. That equals about 143 violent and 642 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
195 violent offenses
143/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Brunswick County, NC
Position in the state cohort
Brunswick County sits mid-pack among comparable North Carolina counties
At 142.7 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Brunswick County ranks 32 of 77 — above 45 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +17.4% against the cohort median of 121.5. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
2022–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 3 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 135.3 per 100,000 in 2022 to 142.7 in 2024 (+5.4%). The highest observed value was 142.7 in 2024 and the lowest 135.3 in 2022. 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
877
Violent Crime
195
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
877
Burglary
247
Larceny-Theft
573
Motor Vehicle Theft
57
Arson
5
Violent Crime
195
Murder
2
Rape
29
Robbery
6
Aggravated Assault
158
Reporting Agency
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Brunswick County's crime figures on this page originate from Brunswick 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 Brunswick County, NC?▼
In 2024, Brunswick County reported 195 violent crimes and 877 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Brunswick County safe?▼
Brunswick County reported 1,072 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 Brunswick County in population. Their populations run from 116,530 to 148,696, against 136,693 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.