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.

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