Safest Cities in North Carolina

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Rolesville at 33.7/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: North Carolina

North Carolina lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Rolesville at 33.7/100K violent down to Raleigh at 488.8/100K on this cut. That is a 455.1/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 228.1 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Rolesville reported 4 violent and 52 property offenses on a 11,884 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 437.6/100K sits beside the 33.7/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Rolesville, Davidson, Stallings, Waxhaw, Pinehurst.

Rolesville offense desk

Rolesville's 2024 violent book concentrates in robbery (50% of 4 Part I violent offenses; mix index 5,000).

Rolesville's violent rate rose 87.6% vs 2023 (17.9 → 33.7 per 100K) while staying #1 on this North Carolina list.

Rolesville 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 Rolesville A+ 11,884 33.7/100K 437.6/100K
2 Davidson A+ 14,332 41.9/100K 446.6/100K
3 Stallings A 17,564 51.2/100K 671.8/100K
4 Waxhaw A+ 23,893 58.6/100K 422.7/100K
5 Pinehurst A+ 18,716 58.8/100K 277.8/100K
6 Fuquay-Varina A 47,436 69.6/100K 579.7/100K
7 Cary A 181,793 71/100K 1317.4/100K
8 Elon A+ 11,585 77.7/100K 310.7/100K
9 Winterville A 10,926 82.4/100K 723/100K
10 Boone A 20,024 89.9/100K 908.9/100K
11 Leland A 33,162 96.5/100K 983.1/100K
12 Morrisville B 32,336 99/100K 2433.8/100K
13 Mint Hill A 28,259 99.1/100K 835.1/100K
14 Cornelius A 33,699 103.9/100K 1035.6/100K
15 Archdale A 12,143 107.1/100K 1120/100K
16 Mount Holly A 18,581 107.6/100K 1646.8/100K
17 Wendell A 16,281 135.1/100K 1074.9/100K
18 Huntersville B 65,752 143/100K 1364.2/100K
19 Wake Forest B 55,872 146.8/100K 1304.8/100K
20 Concord B 111,922 159/100K 1105.2/100K
21 Kannapolis B 60,725 168/100K 1785.1/100K
22 Clayton B 31,494 168.3/100K 1282.8/100K
23 Chapel Hill B 63,906 172.1/100K 2514.6/100K
24 Carrboro B 21,045 180.6/100K 1929.2/100K
25 Matthews C 31,422 184.6/100K 2654.2/100K
26 Knightdale C 20,557 194.6/100K 2923.6/100K
27 Havelock B 16,574 205.1/100K 1574.8/100K
28 Mooresville B 54,823 217.1/100K 2152.4/100K
29 Kernersville C 28,522 227.9/100K 3148.4/100K
30 Lenoir C 18,201 258.2/100K 3219.6/100K
31 Hendersonville C 15,561 263.5/100K 3058.9/100K
32 Mebane C 20,920 305.9/100K 3212.2/100K
33 Mount Airy C 10,590 311.6/100K 2436.3/100K
34 Zebulon C 10,356 328.3/100K 2452.7/100K
35 Thomasville C 27,525 330.6/100K 2296.1/100K
36 Elizabeth City C 19,064 341/100K 2386.7/100K
37 Graham C 18,772 346.3/100K 1880.5/100K
38 Garner D 36,720 356.8/100K 4507.1/100K
39 Lincolnton C 12,478 360.6/100K 2123.7/100K
40 New Bern C 32,548 362.5/100K 1616.1/100K
41 Southern Pines C 17,092 368.6/100K 2030.2/100K
42 Belmont D 15,672 382.8/100K 2833.1/100K
43 Newton C 13,479 400.6/100K 1906.7/100K
44 Hickory D 44,682 407.3/100K 2824.4/100K
45 Eden D 15,307 411.6/100K 2534.8/100K
46 Lexington D 19,899 437.2/100K 3020.3/100K
47 Greenville D 90,871 453.4/100K 2914/100K
48 High Point D 117,629 454.8/100K 2456/100K
49 Wilmington F 125,101 482.8/100K 3514.8/100K
50 Raleigh D 488,085 488.8/100K 2819.2/100K

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