Violent crime data for NC cities in year 2006

Rank City Violent crime Population Violent crime per person Violent crime per
1000 people
1 Benson 85 3347 0.0253959 25.40
2 Scotland Neck 51 2285 0.0223195 22.32
3 Pineville 82 3723 0.0220252 22.03
4 Fairmont 56 2670 0.0209738 20.97
5 Bryson City 26 1388 0.0187320 18.73
6 Bladenboro 29 1747 0.0165999 16.60
7 White Lake 9 543 0.0165746 16.57
8 Whiteville 86 5316 0.0161776 16.18
9 Madison 36 2284 0.0157618 15.76
10 Mount Olive 67 4531 0.0147870 14.79
11 Stallings 57 3931 0.0145001 14.50
12 Oxford 125 8700 0.0143678 14.37
13 Sylva 34 2446 0.0139002 13.90
14 Chadbourn 28 2147 0.0130415 13.04
15 Plymouth 50 4043 0.0123671 12.37
16 Lumberton 267 22022 0.0121242 12.12
17 Dunn 113 10086 0.0112036 11.20
18 Williamston 64 5763 0.0111053 11.11
19 Selma 75 6779 0.0110636 11.06
20 Henderson 182 16537 0.0110056 11.01
21 Red Springs 39 3554 0.0109736 10.97
22 Zebulon 47 4302 0.0109252 10.93
23 Charlotte 7532 699398 0.0107693 10.77
24 La Grange 30 2860 0.0104895 10.49
25 Kenly 19 1867 0.0101768 10.18
26 Kinston 237 23307 0.0101686 10.17
27 Farmville 47 4637 0.0101359 10.14
28 Gastonia 710 70340 0.0100938 10.09
29 Salisbury 281 28113 0.0099954 10.00
30 Rocky Mount 577 57756 0.0099903 9.99
31 Woodland 8 813 0.0098401 9.84
32 Fayetteville 1299 132521 0.0098022 9.80
33 Roxboro 87 8930 0.0097424 9.74
34 Statesville 243 25371 0.0095779 9.58
35 Durham 1957 208932 0.0093667 9.37
36 Spring Lake 78 8361 0.0093290 9.33
37 Murfreesboro 21 2265 0.0092715 9.27
38 Smithfield 112 12209 0.0091736 9.17
39 Burlington 445 48542 0.0091673 9.17
40 Greenville 640 70904 0.0090263 9.03
41 Hendersonville 104 11623 0.0089478 8.95
42 Whitakers 7 788 0.0088832 8.88
43 Wilmington 857 97381 0.0088005 8.80
44 Hillsborough 48 5489 0.0087448 8.74
45 Greensboro 2062 236591 0.0087155 8.72
46 Lexington 181 20805 0.0086998 8.70
47 Wadesboro 46 5368 0.0085693 8.57
48 Rowland 10 1171 0.0085397 8.54
49 Ahoskie 37 4410 0.0083900 8.39
50 Robersonville 14 1670 0.0083832 8.38
51 Pembroke 23 2747 0.0083728 8.37
52 Winston-Salem 1654 197621 0.0083696 8.37
53 Goldsboro 328 39442 0.0083160 8.32
54 Shelby 180 21687 0.0082999 8.30
55 Clinton 73 8943 0.0081628 8.16
56 Rockingham 76 9404 0.0080817 8.08
57 Morehead City 71 9024 0.0078679 7.87
58 Troy 26 3334 0.0077984 7.80
59 Hickory 320 41035 0.0077982 7.80
60 Ocean Isle Beach 4 514 0.0077821 7.78
61 Vass 6 785 0.0076433 7.64
62 Atlantic Beach 14 1839 0.0076128 7.61
63 Warsaw 24 3154 0.0076094 7.61
64 Carthage 15 1974 0.0075988 7.60
65 Albemarle 118 15631 0.0075491 7.55
66 Bethel 13 1723 0.0075450 7.54
67 Monroe 230 30585 0.0075200 7.52
68 Murphy 12 1596 0.0075188 7.52
69 Laurinburg 121 16125 0.0075039 7.50
70 Graham 106 14230 0.0074491 7.45
71 Hamlet 44 5940 0.0074074 7.41
72 Raeford 27 3666 0.0073650 7.36
73 Garysburg 9 1226 0.0073409 7.34
74 Nags Head 23 3137 0.0073318 7.33
75 High Point 699 96983 0.0072074 7.21
76 Thomasville 189 26388 0.0071623 7.16
77 Beaufort 30 4201 0.0071412 7.14
78 Belhaven 14 2004 0.0069860 6.99
79 Southport 19 2779 0.0068370 6.84
80 Chocowinity 5 746 0.0067024 6.70
81 Roanoke Rapids 110 16786 0.0065531 6.55
82 Wilson 310 47904 0.0064713 6.47
83 Asheville 473 73672 0.0064203 6.42
84 Raleigh 2223 348345 0.0063816 6.38
85 Washington 64 10037 0.0063764 6.38
86 Tabor City 17 2681 0.0063409 6.34
87 Cameron 1 160 0.0062500 6.25
88 Mebane 57 9123 0.0062479 6.25
89 Mount Holly 61 9869 0.0061810 6.18
90 Shallotte 10 1620 0.0061728 6.17
91 New Bern 150 24587 0.0061008 6.10
92 Lincolnton 64 10600 0.0060377 6.04
93 Kill Devil Hills 40 6681 0.0059871 5.99
94 Angier 25 4189 0.0059680 5.97
95 Enfield 14 2348 0.0059625 5.96
96 Marshville 17 2876 0.0059110 5.91
97 Norwood 13 2203 0.0059010 5.90
98 Marion 30 5113 0.0058674 5.87
99 Elizabethtown 23 3921 0.0058659 5.87
100 Swansboro 8 1365 0.0058608 5.86
101 Southern Pines 71 12118 0.0058591 5.86
102 Kernersville 127 21787 0.0058292 5.83
103 Siler City 48 8240 0.0058252 5.83
104 Fuquay-Varina 71 12443 0.0057060 5.71
105 Yadkinville 16 2924 0.0054720 5.47
106 Taylorsville 10 1892 0.0052854 5.29
107 Creedmoor 17 3218 0.0052828 5.28
108 Aberdeen 25 4890 0.0051125 5.11
109 Nashville 23 4566 0.0050372 5.04
110 Spindale 20 3999 0.0050013 5.00
111 Elkin 22 4401 0.0049989 5.00
112 Wallace 18 3601 0.0049986 5.00
113 Chapel Hill 252 50532 0.0049869 4.99
114 North Wilkesboro 21 4288 0.0048974 4.90
115 Brevard 33 6776 0.0048701 4.87
116 Longview 24 4937 0.0048613 4.86
117 Hope Mills 63 13037 0.0048324 4.83
118 Winterville 23 4782 0.0048097 4.81
119 Wendell 22 4606 0.0047764 4.78
120 Spencer 16 3412 0.0046893 4.69
121 Sanford 127 27243 0.0046617 4.66
122 Lillington 15 3225 0.0046512 4.65
123 Tarboro 50 10812 0.0046245 4.62
124 Middlesex 4 868 0.0046083 4.61
125 Belmont 41 8954 0.0045790 4.58
126 Surf City 8 1750 0.0045714 4.57
127 Yanceyville 10 2190 0.0045662 4.57
128 Mount Airy 39 8623 0.0045228 4.52
129 Concord 280 62311 0.0044936 4.49
130 Beulaville 5 1120 0.0044643 4.46
131 Carrboro 74 16753 0.0044171 4.42
132 Reidsville 65 15073 0.0043123 4.31
133 Jonesville 10 2321 0.0043085 4.31
134 Waxhaw 14 3271 0.0042800 4.28
135 Winton 4 938 0.0042644 4.26
136 Mount Gilead 6 1415 0.0042403 4.24
137 Leland 19 4529 0.0041952 4.20
138 Knightdale 27 6445 0.0041893 4.19
139 Wilkesboro 13 3268 0.0039780 3.98
140 Kannapolis 155 39820 0.0038925 3.89
141 Oak Island 30 7832 0.0038304 3.83
142 Wingate 11 2923 0.0037633 3.76
143 Hertford 8 2146 0.0037279 3.73
144 Edenton 19 5101 0.0037248 3.72
145 China Grove 14 3788 0.0036959 3.70
146 Burgaw 14 3831 0.0036544 3.65
147 Mint Hill 66 18228 0.0036208 3.62
148 Maiden 12 3329 0.0036047 3.60
149 Sharpsburg 9 2509 0.0035871 3.59
150 Cleveland 3 839 0.0035757 3.58
151 Mocksville 16 4553 0.0035142 3.51
152 Mooresville 73 20897 0.0034933 3.49
153 Vanceboro 3 863 0.0034762 3.48
154 Kings Mountain 38 11079 0.0034299 3.43
155 North Topsail Beach 3 877 0.0034208 3.42
156 Four Oaks 6 1800 0.0033333 3.33
157 Woodfin 11 3342 0.0032914 3.29
158 Garner 73 22810 0.0032004 3.20
159 Pittsboro 8 2501 0.0031987 3.20
160 Canton 13 4082 0.0031847 3.18
161 Lenoir 58 18269 0.0031748 3.17
162 Stanley 10 3156 0.0031686 3.17
163 Weaverville 8 2558 0.0031274 3.13
164 Spring Hope 4 1297 0.0030840 3.08
165 Cherryville 17 5564 0.0030554 3.06
166 Saint Pauls 7 2309 0.0030316 3.03
167 Clayton 40 13201 0.0030301 3.03
168 Newton 40 13276 0.0030130 3.01
169 Maysville 3 1010 0.0029703 2.97
170 Randleman 11 3726 0.0029522 2.95
171 Havelock 65 22097 0.0029416 2.94
172 Waynesville 28 9573 0.0029249 2.92
173 Bailey 2 688 0.0029070 2.91
174 Andrews 5 1737 0.0028785 2.88
175 Butner 18 6373 0.0028244 2.82
176 Jacksonville 208 73696 0.0028224 2.82
177 Valdese 13 4620 0.0028139 2.81
178 Tryon 5 1787 0.0027980 2.80
179 Huntersville 101 37103 0.0027222 2.72
180 Franklin 10 3683 0.0027152 2.72
181 Fletcher 12 4612 0.0026019 2.60
182 Pinebluff 3 1244 0.0024116 2.41
183 Archdale 23 9616 0.0023918 2.39
184 Carolina Beach 13 5496 0.0023654 2.37
185 Granite Falls 11 4664 0.0023585 2.36
186 Louisburg 8 3423 0.0023371 2.34
187 Matthews 60 25811 0.0023246 2.32
188 Holden Beach 2 864 0.0023148 2.31
189 Ayden 11 4894 0.0022477 2.25
190 Landis 7 3125 0.0022400 2.24
191 Rose Hill 3 1404 0.0021368 2.14
192 Caswell Beach 1 475 0.0021053 2.11
193 Boone 28 13455 0.0020810 2.08
194 Asheboro 50 24111 0.0020737 2.07
195 Franklinton 4 1937 0.0020650 2.07
196 Pine Level 3 1479 0.0020284 2.03
197 Old Fort 2 987 0.0020263 2.03
198 Wake Forest 40 20528 0.0019486 1.95
199 Pine Knoll Shores 3 1601 0.0018738 1.87
200 Black Mountain 14 7803 0.0017942 1.79
201 Newport 7 3917 0.0017871 1.79
202 Kitty Hawk 6 3425 0.0017518 1.75
203 Ramseur 3 1738 0.0017261 1.73
204 Troutman 3 1740 0.0017241 1.72
205 Mars Hill 3 1871 0.0016034 1.60
206 Hudson 5 3122 0.0016015 1.60
207 Badin 2 1275 0.0015686 1.57
208 Rockwell 3 2022 0.0014837 1.48
209 Clyde 2 1384 0.0014451 1.45
210 Erwin 7 4888 0.0014321 1.43
211 Grifton 3 2107 0.0014238 1.42
212 Holly Springs 22 15532 0.0014164 1.42
213 Youngsville 1 726 0.0013774 1.38
214 Blowing Rock 2 1452 0.0013774 1.38
215 Catawba 1 754 0.0013263 1.33
216 Granite Quarry 3 2277 0.0013175 1.32
217 Holly Ridge 1 776 0.0012887 1.29
218 Trent Woods 5 4040 0.0012376 1.24
219 Cary 131 108563 0.0012067 1.21
220 Burnsville 2 1660 0.0012048 1.20
221 Richlands 1 844 0.0011848 1.18
222 Mayodan 3 2547 0.0011779 1.18
223 Wrightsville Beach 3 2618 0.0011459 1.15
224 Biscoe 2 1749 0.0011435 1.14
225 Southern Shores 3 2695 0.0011132 1.11
226 Aulander 1 911 0.0010977 1.10
227 Drexel 2 1932 0.0010352 1.04
228 Windsor 2 2276 0.0008787 0.88
229 Morrisville 10 12435 0.0008042 0.80
230 Manteo 1 1327 0.0007536 0.75
231 Liberty 2 2766 0.0007231 0.72
232 Pinehurst 8 11665 0.0006858 0.69
233 Biltmore Forest 1 1527 0.0006549 0.65
234 Dobson 1 1538 0.0006502 0.65
235 Sparta 1 1833 0.0005456 0.55
236 Boiling Springs 2 4189 0.0004774 0.48
237 Whispering Pines 1 2180 0.0004587 0.46
238 Emerald Isle 1 3760 0.0002660 0.27
239 Rutherfordton 1 4181 0.0002392 0.24
240 Sunset Beach 0 2219 0.0000000 0.00
241 Sugar Mountain 0 224 0.0000000 0.00
242 River Bend 0 2810 0.0000000 0.00
243 Newland 0 700 0.0000000 0.00
244 Laurel Park 0 2125 0.0000000 0.00
245 Kenansville 0 899 0.0000000 0.00
246 Jefferson 0 1393 0.0000000 0.00
247 Highlands 0 960 0.0000000 0.00
248 Claremont 0 1126 0.0000000 0.00
249 Cape Carteret 0 1428 0.0000000 0.00
250 Beech Mountain 0 312 0.0000000 0.00
251 Banner Elk 0 977 0.0000000 0.00