All Cities in North Carolina
Every one of the 206 North Carolina cities that reported to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program in 2024, ranked by population with its violent and property crime rate per 100,000 and a safety grade. Open any city for the full breakdown, trend, and methodology.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Property / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 1,003,130 | 733.2 | 3,705.3 | F |
| Raleigh | 488,085 | 488.8 | 2,819.2 | D |
| Greensboro | 304,306 | 923.7 | 3,383.1 | F |
| Durham | 300,208 | 619.2 | 3,799.7 | F |
| Winston-Salem | 254,041 | 809.7 | 2,921.2 | F |
| Fayetteville | 209,945 | 660.2 | 3,094.6 | F |
| Cary | 181,793 | 71 | 1,317.4 | A |
| Wilmington | 125,101 | 482.8 | 3,514.8 | F |
| High Point | 117,629 | 454.8 | 2,456 | D |
| Concord | 111,922 | 159 | 1,105.2 | B |
| Asheville | 95,219 | 796.1 | 3,895.2 | F |
| Greenville | 90,871 | 453.4 | 2,914 | D |
| Gastonia | 85,112 | 849.5 | 3,514.2 | F |
| Huntersville | 65,752 | 143 | 1,364.2 | B |
| Chapel Hill | 63,906 | 172.1 | 2,514.6 | B |
| Burlington | 60,906 | 952.3 | 3,085.1 | F |
| Kannapolis | 60,725 | 168 | 1,785.1 | B |
| Wake Forest | 55,872 | 146.8 | 1,304.8 | B |
| Mooresville | 54,823 | 217.1 | 2,152.4 | B |
| Rocky Mount | 54,223 | 765.4 | 3,979.9 | F |
| Wilson | 47,825 | 579.2 | 2,402.5 | F |
| Fuquay-Varina | 47,436 | 69.6 | 579.7 | A |
| Hickory | 44,682 | 407.3 | 2,824.4 | D |
| Monroe | 38,903 | 652.9 | 3,333.9 | F |
| Garner | 36,720 | 356.8 | 4,507.1 | D |
| Salisbury | 36,564 | 960 | 3,987.5 | F |
| Cornelius | 33,699 | 103.9 | 1,035.6 | A |
| Goldsboro | 33,444 | 1,076.4 | 5,863.5 | F |
| Leland | 33,162 | 96.5 | 983.1 | A |
| New Bern | 32,548 | 362.5 | 1,616.1 | C |
| Morrisville | 32,336 | 99 | 2,433.8 | B |
| Clayton | 31,494 | 168.3 | 1,282.8 | B |
| Matthews | 31,422 | 184.6 | 2,654.2 | C |
| Kernersville | 28,522 | 227.9 | 3,148.4 | C |
| Mint Hill | 28,259 | 99.1 | 835.1 | A |
| Thomasville | 27,525 | 330.6 | 2,296.1 | C |
| Waxhaw | 23,893 | 58.6 | 422.7 | A+ |
| Shelby | 22,028 | 1,044.1 | 2,433.3 | F |
| Carrboro | 21,045 | 180.6 | 1,929.2 | B |
| Mebane | 20,920 | 305.9 | 3,212.2 | C |
| Knightdale | 20,557 | 194.6 | 2,923.6 | C |
| Boone | 20,024 | 89.9 | 908.9 | A |
| Lexington | 19,899 | 437.2 | 3,020.3 | D |
| Kinston | 19,298 | 958.6 | 4,964.2 | F |
| Lumberton | 19,087 | 1,676.5 | 9,943.9 | F |
| Elizabeth City | 19,064 | 341 | 2,386.7 | C |
| Graham | 18,772 | 346.3 | 1,880.5 | C |
| Pinehurst | 18,716 | 58.8 | 277.8 | A+ |
| Mount Holly | 18,581 | 107.6 | 1,646.8 | A |
| Lenoir | 18,201 | 258.2 | 3,219.6 | C |
| Stallings | 17,564 | 51.2 | 671.8 | A |
| Southern Pines | 17,092 | 368.6 | 2,030.2 | C |
| Havelock | 16,574 | 205.1 | 1,574.8 | B |
| Wendell | 16,281 | 135.1 | 1,074.9 | A |
| Belmont | 15,672 | 382.8 | 2,833.1 | D |
| Hendersonville | 15,561 | 263.5 | 3,058.9 | C |
| Eden | 15,307 | 411.6 | 2,534.8 | D |
| Laurinburg | 14,994 | 1,894.1 | 5,042 | F |
| Henderson | 14,791 | 1,791.6 | 5,800.8 | F |
| Reidsville | 14,584 | 596.5 | 2,735.9 | F |
| Roanoke Rapids | 14,497 | 896.7 | 3,380 | F |
| Davidson | 14,332 | 41.9 | 446.6 | A+ |
| Newton | 13,479 | 400.6 | 1,906.7 | C |
| Smithfield | 12,852 | 490.2 | 3,563.6 | F |
| Lincolnton | 12,478 | 360.6 | 2,123.7 | C |
| Archdale | 12,143 | 107.1 | 1,120 | A |
| Kings Mountain | 12,045 | 647.6 | 2,266.5 | F |
| Rolesville | 11,884 | 33.7 | 437.6 | A+ |
| Elon | 11,585 | 77.7 | 310.7 | A+ |
| Spring Lake | 11,459 | 541.1 | 3,377.3 | F |
| Pineville | 11,330 | 723.7 | 8,755.5 | F |
| Winterville | 10,926 | 82.4 | 723 | A |
| Tarboro | 10,920 | 668.5 | 2,692.3 | F |
| Waynesville | 10,813 | 499.4 | 2,811.4 | D |
| Mount Airy | 10,590 | 311.6 | 2,436.3 | C |
| Zebulon | 10,356 | 328.3 | 2,452.7 | C |
| Morehead City | 9,960 | 361.4 | 3,072.3 | D |
| Aberdeen | 9,795 | 245 | 3,267 | C |
| Hillsborough | 9,788 | 378 | 4,526 | D |
| Gibsonville | 9,619 | 176.7 | 925.3 | B |
| Washington | 9,616 | 520 | 3,379.8 | F |
| Oxford | 9,032 | 841.5 | 3,587.2 | F |
| Rockingham | 8,786 | 614.6 | 3,835.6 | F |
| Dunn | 8,633 | 903.5 | 5,108.3 | F |
| Black Mountain | 8,564 | 58.4 | 1,179.4 | A |
| Clinton | 8,300 | 566.3 | 3,277.1 | F |
| Roxboro | 8,235 | 1,007.9 | 3,509.4 | F |
| Fletcher | 8,219 | 73 | 1,338.4 | A |
| Butner | 8,156 | 245.2 | 1,311.9 | B |
| Siler City | 8,142 | 479 | 2,149.3 | D |
| Woodfin | 8,031 | 174.3 | 1,083.3 | B |
| Angier | 7,902 | 151.9 | 835.2 | A |
| Kill Devil Hills | 7,817 | 217.5 | 1,496.7 | B |
| King | 7,680 | 78.1 | 1,197.9 | A |
| Marion | 7,435 | 242.1 | 3,201.1 | C |
| Forest City | 7,391 | 527.7 | 5,290.2 | F |
| Selma | 7,244 | 1,049.1 | 2,388.2 | F |
| Carolina Beach | 6,917 | 332.5 | 1,850.5 | C |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | 6,903 | 289.7 | 1,434.2 | C |
| Cherryville | 6,342 | 173.4 | 2,995.9 | C |
| Dallas | 6,225 | 257 | 1,815.3 | C |
| Bessemer City | 5,685 | 457.3 | 1,495.2 | C |
| Cramerton | 5,556 | 108 | 1,241.9 | A |
| Shallotte | 5,548 | 324.4 | 4,199.7 | D |
| Holly Ridge | 5,523 | 54.3 | 832.9 | A |
| Whispering Pines | 5,431 | 0 | 257.8 | A+ |
| Ayden | 5,126 | 253.6 | 1,482.6 | B |
| Surf City | 5,120 | 293 | 1,777.3 | C |
| Creedmoor | 5,066 | 315.8 | 1,598.9 | C |
| Williamston | 4,994 | 1,161.4 | 6,407.7 | F |
| Pittsboro | 4,934 | 101.3 | 3,060.4 | B |
| Beaufort | 4,920 | 304.9 | 1,727.6 | C |
| Wadesboro | 4,909 | 2,037.1 | 7,353.8 | F |
| Granite Falls | 4,908 | 203.7 | 2,974.7 | C |
| Erwin | 4,812 | 436.4 | 2,348.3 | D |
| Weaverville | 4,732 | 63.4 | 3,127.6 | B |
| Ranlo | 4,713 | 318.3 | 763.8 | B |
| Valdese | 4,703 | 106.3 | 1,977.5 | B |
| Sunset Beach | 4,660 | 107.3 | 965.7 | A |
| Whiteville | 4,654 | 537.2 | 7,971.6 | F |
| China Grove | 4,612 | 151.8 | 1,105.8 | A |
| Ahoskie | 4,580 | 698.7 | 4,061.1 | F |
| Farmville | 4,576 | 1,376.7 | 2,097.9 | F |
| Benson | 4,542 | 748.6 | 2,796.1 | F |
| Raeford | 4,538 | 110.2 | 1,432.3 | A |
| Newport | 4,536 | 286.6 | 1,455 | C |
| Edenton | 4,495 | 378.2 | 1,913.2 | C |
| Southport | 4,494 | 89 | 1,068.1 | A |
| Canton | 4,417 | 158.5 | 1,879.1 | B |
| Franklin | 4,377 | 251.3 | 2,901.5 | C |
| North Wilkesboro | 4,323 | 254.5 | 2,058.8 | C |
| Mount Olive | 4,280 | 303.7 | 2,943.9 | C |
| Swansboro | 4,273 | 46.8 | 1,872.2 | A |
| Troutman | 4,057 | 172.5 | 3,327.6 | C |
| Emerald Isle | 4,007 | 149.7 | 2,046.4 | B |
| Lowell | 3,839 | 130.2 | 1,458.7 | B |
| Hudson | 3,761 | 53.2 | 1,302.8 | A |
| Kitty Hawk | 3,714 | 242.3 | 1,642.4 | B |
| Rutherfordton | 3,701 | 297.2 | 3,323.4 | C |
| Wilkesboro | 3,652 | 356 | 5,257.4 | D |
| Tabor City | 3,636 | 302.5 | 1,540.2 | C |
| Burgaw | 3,528 | 198.4 | 1,445.6 | B |
| Wallace | 3,492 | 400.9 | 3,207.3 | D |
| Louisburg | 3,340 | 359.3 | 5,509 | D |
| Plymouth | 3,169 | 1,861.8 | 3,502.7 | F |
| Red Springs | 3,161 | 885.8 | 4,365.7 | F |
| Windsor | 3,153 | 444 | 1,205.2 | C |
| Southern Shores | 3,150 | 31.7 | 1,111.1 | A |
| Nags Head | 3,130 | 255.6 | 3,418.5 | C |
| Yadkinville | 3,025 | 297.5 | 1,884.3 | C |
Showing cities 1–150 of 206 in North Carolina, by population. See the North Carolina safest and most dangerous city rankings, or the North Carolina crime overview.
How These City Grades Are Calculated
Each grade weighs a city's violent crime rate (70%) and property crime rate (30%) against the national averages, drawn from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States, Table 8 for 2024. Rates use (offenses ÷ population) × 100,000.
UCR participation is voluntary, so not every North Carolina city reports every year, and small-population cities can show volatile rates where a single incident moves the per-capita figure sharply. Read the full methodology for the scoring formula and limitations.