Crime Grade · North Carolina

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.

41 cities in North Carolina

CityPopulationViolent / 100kNational GradeState GradeLatest year
Apex78,93846.9A1/10A1/102025
Fuquay-Varina49,84674.2A1/10A1/102025
Cary184,68075.3A1/10A1/102025
Chapel Hill65,93883.4A1/10A1/102025
Morrisville33,30384.1A1/10A1/102025
Wake Forest58,67685.2A1/10A2/102025
Holly Springs47,95985.5A1/10A2/102024
Clayton33,135114.7A1/10A2/102025
Huntersville68,534115.3A1/10A2/102025
Concord114,348117.2A1/10A3/102025
Cornelius35,117125.3A2/10A3/102025
Mint Hill29,430125.7A2/10A3/102025
Kannapolis61,883169.7A2/10A3/102025
Sanford32,687180.5A3/10B4/102024
Matthews31,422184.6A3/10B4/102024
Asheboro28,102206.4A3/10B4/102025
Kernersville29,334214.8A3/10B4/102025
Jacksonville70,256227.7A3/10B5/102025
Mooresville53,489243.0A3/10B5/102025
Thomasville27,525341.5B4/10B5/102024
New Bern34,980371.6B5/10C6/102025
Raleigh508,719391.4B5/10C6/102025
Wilmington127,752403.9B5/10C6/102025
Garner41,639413.1B5/10C6/102025
Greenville96,214442.8B5/10C6/102025
Monroe41,528469.6B5/10C7/102025
Wilson48,609477.3B5/10C7/102025
Durham307,140503.4C6/10C7/102025
High Point119,581521.0C6/10C7/102025
Charlotte-Mecklenburg1,035,037559.2C6/10D8/102025
Hickory45,436563.4C6/10D8/102025
Salisbury36,900588.1C6/10D8/102025
Fayetteville209,151597.7C6/10D8/102025
Statesville32,519605.8C6/10F9/102025
Burlington62,361635.0C7/10F9/102025
Rocky Mount54,581670.6C7/10F9/102025
Winston-Salem257,431682.5C7/10F10/102025
Asheville95,155750.4C7/10F10/102025
Gastonia86,826884.5D8/10F10/102025
Greensboro304,306925.7D8/10F10/102024
Goldsboro34,6641107.8F9/10F10/102025