County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
New Hanover County, NC
At 225,702 residents, New Hanover 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
1,239
Property offenses
146
Violent offenses
1,385
Total · 2024
New Hanover County, NC reported 65 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, New Hanover County, NC agencies reported 146 violent and 1,239 property offenses. That equals about 65 violent and 549 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
146 violent offenses
65/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for New Hanover County, NC
Position in the state cohort
New Hanover County reported a lower violent-crime rate than most comparable North Carolina counties
At 64.7 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, New Hanover County ranks 66 of 77 — above 11 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -48.3% 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.
Property-offense composition
Larceny-theft dominates the property total more than it does across the cohort
Larceny-theft is 81.0% of reported property offenses in New Hanover County, against a cohort median of 58.4%. The remainder is burglary (168) and motor vehicle theft (68). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 10.5% of the 1,385 Part I offenses reported in New Hanover County for 2024, against a median of 18.0% across comparable North Carolina counties — a gap of 7.5 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.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 63.4 per 100,000 in 2020 to 64.7 in 2024 (+2.1%). The highest observed value was 64.7 in 2024 and the lowest 49.6 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
1,239
Violent Crime
146
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
1,239
Burglary
168
Larceny-Theft
1,003
Motor Vehicle Theft
68
Arson
7
Violent Crime
146
Murder
7
Rape
24
Robbery
11
Aggravated Assault
104
Reporting Agency
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
New Hanover County's crime figures on this page originate from New Hanover 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 New Hanover County, NC?▼
In 2024, New Hanover County reported 146 violent crimes and 1,239 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is New Hanover County safe?▼
New Hanover County reported 1,385 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
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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.