Most Dangerous Cities in North Carolina

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Laurinburg at 1894.1/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: North Carolina

North Carolina lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Laurinburg at 1894.1/100K violent down to Havelock at 205.1/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 1689/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 626.2 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Laurinburg reported 284 violent and 756 property offenses on a 14,994 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 5042/100K sits beside the 1894.1/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Laurinburg, Henderson, Lumberton, Goldsboro, Shelby.

Laurinburg offense desk

Laurinburg's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (85% of 284 Part I violent offenses; mix index 7,238).

Laurinburg's violent rate rose 7.6% vs 2023 (1759.9 → 1894.1 per 100K) while staying #1 on this North Carolina highest-crime list.

Laurinburg violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 F Laurinburg 14,994 1894.1/100K 5042/100K
2 F Henderson 14,791 1791.6/100K 5800.8/100K
3 F Lumberton 19,087 1676.5/100K 9943.9/100K
4 F Goldsboro 33,444 1076.4/100K 5863.5/100K
5 F Shelby 22,028 1044.1/100K 2433.3/100K
6 F Salisbury 36,564 960/100K 3987.5/100K
7 F Kinston 19,298 958.6/100K 4964.2/100K
8 F Burlington 60,906 952.3/100K 3085.1/100K
9 F Greensboro 304,306 923.7/100K 3383.1/100K
10 F Roanoke Rapids 14,497 896.7/100K 3380/100K
11 F Gastonia 85,112 849.5/100K 3514.2/100K
12 F Winston-Salem 254,041 809.7/100K 2921.2/100K
13 F Asheville 95,219 796.1/100K 3895.2/100K
14 F Rocky Mount 54,223 765.4/100K 3979.9/100K
15 F Charlotte-Mecklenburg 1,003,130 733.2/100K 3705.3/100K
16 F Pineville 11,330 723.7/100K 8755.5/100K
17 F Tarboro 10,920 668.5/100K 2692.3/100K
18 F Fayetteville 209,945 660.2/100K 3094.6/100K
19 F Monroe 38,903 652.9/100K 3333.9/100K
20 F Kings Mountain 12,045 647.6/100K 2266.5/100K
21 F Durham 300,208 619.2/100K 3799.7/100K
22 F Reidsville 14,584 596.5/100K 2735.9/100K
23 F Wilson 47,825 579.2/100K 2402.5/100K
24 F Spring Lake 11,459 541.1/100K 3377.3/100K
25 D Waynesville 10,813 499.4/100K 2811.4/100K
26 F Smithfield 12,852 490.2/100K 3563.6/100K
27 D Raleigh 488,085 488.8/100K 2819.2/100K
28 F Wilmington 125,101 482.8/100K 3514.8/100K
29 D High Point 117,629 454.8/100K 2456/100K
30 D Greenville 90,871 453.4/100K 2914/100K
31 D Lexington 19,899 437.2/100K 3020.3/100K
32 D Eden 15,307 411.6/100K 2534.8/100K
33 D Hickory 44,682 407.3/100K 2824.4/100K
34 C Newton 13,479 400.6/100K 1906.7/100K
35 D Belmont 15,672 382.8/100K 2833.1/100K
36 C Southern Pines 17,092 368.6/100K 2030.2/100K
37 C New Bern 32,548 362.5/100K 1616.1/100K
38 C Lincolnton 12,478 360.6/100K 2123.7/100K
39 D Garner 36,720 356.8/100K 4507.1/100K
40 C Graham 18,772 346.3/100K 1880.5/100K
41 C Elizabeth City 19,064 341/100K 2386.7/100K
42 C Thomasville 27,525 330.6/100K 2296.1/100K
43 C Zebulon 10,356 328.3/100K 2452.7/100K
44 C Mount Airy 10,590 311.6/100K 2436.3/100K
45 C Mebane 20,920 305.9/100K 3212.2/100K
46 C Hendersonville 15,561 263.5/100K 3058.9/100K
47 C Lenoir 18,201 258.2/100K 3219.6/100K
48 C Kernersville 28,522 227.9/100K 3148.4/100K
49 B Mooresville 54,823 217.1/100K 2152.4/100K
50 B Havelock 16,574 205.1/100K 1574.8/100K

North Carolina overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.