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North Carolina Crime Grade

Every reporting North Carolina city, ranked by FBI violent crime rate. Statewide rate was 325.3 per 100,000 in 2025.

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86 cities in North Carolina

CityPopulationViolent / 100kNational GradeState GradeLatest year
Davidson16,65424.0A1/10A1/102025
Stallings17,98838.9A1/10A1/102025
Waxhaw23,82346.2A1/10A1/102025
Apex78,93846.9A1/10A1/102025
Elon11,37252.8A1/10A1/102025
Pinehurst18,71453.4A1/10A1/102025
Fuquay-Varina49,84674.2A1/10A1/102025
Cary184,68075.3A1/10A1/102025
Rolesville12,45980.3A1/10A1/102025
Chapel Hill65,93883.4A1/10A2/102025
Morrisville33,30384.1A1/10A2/102025
Wake Forest58,67685.2A1/10A2/102025
Holly Springs47,95985.5A1/10A2/102024
Wendell19,20693.7A1/10A2/102025
Archdale12,208106.5A1/10A2/102025
Clayton33,135114.7A1/10A2/102025
Huntersville68,534115.3A1/10A2/102025
Concord114,348117.2A1/10A2/102025
Cornelius35,117125.3A2/10A3/102025
Mint Hill29,430125.7A2/10A3/102025
Leland37,268126.1A2/10A3/102025
Boone20,222158.2A2/10A3/102025
Kannapolis61,883169.7A2/10A3/102025
Winterville10,999172.7A2/10A3/102025
Sanford32,687180.5A3/10A3/102024
Matthews31,422184.6A3/10A3/102024
Mount Airy10,562198.8A3/10B4/102025
Knightdale22,474204.7A3/10B4/102025
Havelock16,574205.1A3/10B4/102024
Mount Holly18,971205.6A3/10B4/102025
Asheboro28,102206.4A3/10B4/102025
Kernersville29,334214.8A3/10B4/102025
Jacksonville70,256227.7A3/10B4/102025
Lincolnton12,678228.7A3/10B4/102025
Mooresville53,489243.0A3/10B5/102025
Carrboro21,029261.5B4/10B5/102025
Morehead City10,060278.3B4/10B5/102025
Smithfield13,192288.1B4/10B5/102025
Graham19,892291.6B4/10B5/102025
Belmont16,272295.0B4/10B5/102025
Hendersonville15,770323.4B4/10B5/102025
Thomasville27,525341.5B4/10B5/102024
Lenoir18,263345.0B4/10B5/102025
Elizabeth City19,125350.3B4/10C6/102025
Morganton17,664362.3B5/10C6/102023
Mebane21,308370.8B5/10C6/102025
New Bern34,980371.6B5/10C6/102025
Zebulon11,612378.9B5/10C6/102025
Southern Pines17,329380.9B5/10C6/102025
Tarboro11,023390.1B5/10C6/102025
Raleigh508,719391.4B5/10C6/102025
Wilmington127,752403.9B5/10C7/102025
Garner41,639413.1B5/10C7/102025
Hope Mills17,838420.5B5/10C7/102023
Waynesville10,829424.8B5/10C7/102025
Newton13,678438.7B5/10C7/102025
Greenville96,214442.8B5/10C7/102025
Eden15,395454.7B5/10C7/102025
Lexington20,003464.9B5/10C7/102025
Monroe41,528469.6B5/10C7/102025
Wilson48,609477.3B5/10C7/102025
Reidsville14,659491.2C6/10D8/102025
Durham307,140503.4C6/10D8/102025
Spring Lake11,500504.3C6/10D8/102025
Kings Mountain11,953518.7C6/10D8/102025
High Point119,581521.0C6/10D8/102025
Charlotte-Mecklenburg1,035,037559.2C6/10D8/102025
Hickory45,436563.4C6/10D8/102025
Salisbury36,900588.1C6/10D8/102025
Fayetteville209,151597.7C6/10F9/102025
Statesville32,519605.8C6/10F9/102025
Albemarle17,589631.1C7/10F9/102025
Burlington62,361635.0C7/10F9/102025
Rocky Mount54,581670.6C7/10F9/102025
Winston-Salem257,431682.5C7/10F9/102025
Pineville11,812702.7C7/10F9/102025
Asheville95,155750.4C7/10F9/102025
Kinston19,459776.0C7/10F9/102025
Roanoke Rapids14,422832.1D8/10F10/102025
Shelby22,991874.3D8/10F10/102025
Gastonia86,826884.5D8/10F10/102025
Greensboro304,306925.7D8/10F10/102024
Henderson14,7451064.8F9/10F10/102025
Goldsboro34,6641107.8F9/10F10/102025
Lumberton18,8821249.9F9/10F10/102025
Laurinburg15,1381261.7F9/10F10/102025