County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Onslow County, NC
At 204,576 residents, Onslow 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
1,287
Property offenses
300
Violent offenses
1,587
Total · 2024
Onslow County, NC reported 147 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Onslow County, NC agencies reported 300 violent and 1,287 property offenses. That equals about 147 violent and 629 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
300 violent offenses
147/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Onslow County, NC
Position in the state cohort
Onslow County sits mid-pack among comparable North Carolina counties
At 146.6 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Onslow County ranks 31 of 77 — above 46 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +20.7% 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.
2024 reported record
Larceny-theft is the most reported offence in Onslow County
Of the 1,587 Part I offences Onslow County reported for 2024, 18.9% were violent. Aggravated assault leads the violent categories at 250, and larceny-theft leads the property categories at 783, against a population of 204,576. North Carolina has too few counties with a comparable 2024 submission to place this record against an in-state cohort, so it is reported on its own terms.
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
1,287
Violent Crime
300
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
1,287
Burglary
369
Larceny-Theft
783
Motor Vehicle Theft
135
Arson
18
Violent Crime
300
Murder
5
Rape
29
Robbery
16
Aggravated Assault
250
Reporting Agency
Onslow County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Onslow County's crime figures on this page originate from Onslow 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 Onslow County, NC?▼
In 2024, Onslow County reported 300 violent crimes and 1,287 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Onslow County safe?▼
Onslow County reported 1,587 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 Onslow County in population. Their populations run from 186,693 to 227,943, against 204,576 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.