State ranking · NC

Safest cities in North Carolina by reported property-crime rate

Compare validated North Carolina city candidates by selected property-offense rate, total offenses, signal, trend, and largest offense category. This is a cautious ranking layer, not a guarantee that one place is safe or unsafe.

Lowest listed rate 0.34 Nashville, NC per 1,000 residents

Validated cities114Current NC city pages

Median rate23.69per 1,000 residents

Highest listed rate101.61Lumberton, NC

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North Carolina city rankings

Default order is lowest reported selected property-offense rate first. Click column headings to sort by count, rate, signal, trend, or largest category.


1	Nashville	NC	5,857	2	0.34	93	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
2	Whispering Pines	NC	5,403	15	2.78	92	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
3	Holly Springs	NC	48,508	146	3.01	86	Mixed	Larceny/theft
4	Elon	NC	11,286	36	3.19	90	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
5	Pinehurst	NC	18,487	60	3.25	93	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
6	Apex	NC	75,762	300	3.96	95	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
7	Davidson	NC	16,332	66	4.04	90	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
8	Waxhaw	NC	23,205	103	4.44	93	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
9	Rolesville	NC	11,838	53	4.48	85	Mixed	Larceny/theft
10	Fuquay-Varina	NC	46,224	291	6.30	92	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
11	Oak Island	NC	9,313	63	6.76	87	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
12	Stallings	NC	17,622	129	7.32	91	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
13	Winterville	NC	10,892	80	7.34	79	Increasing	Larceny/theft
14	Mint Hill	NC	28,841	236	8.18	88	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
15	Holly Ridge	NC	5,773	52	9.01	76	Increasing	Larceny/theft
16	Angier	NC	8,314	75	9.02	88	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
17	Boone	NC	20,042	189	9.43	90	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
18	Brevard	NC	8,105	82	10.12	80	Mixed	Larceny/theft
19	Mount Holly	NC	18,762	198	10.55	87	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
20	Cornelius	NC	34,325	366	10.66	90	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
21	Wendell	NC	16,786	179	10.66	75	Increasing	Larceny/theft
22	Leland	NC	34,350	369	10.74	78	Increasing	Larceny/theft
23	Gibsonville	NC	9,741	105	10.78	85	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
24	Concord	NC	112,733	1,226	10.88	89	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
25	Archdale	NC	12,197	137	11.23	89	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
26	King	NC	7,763	93	11.98	87	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
27	Black Mountain	NC	8,573	103	12.01	87	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
28	Woodfin	NC	8,226	99	12.04	81	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
29	Huntersville	NC	67,037	815	12.16	88	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
30	Cramerton	NC	5,631	72	12.79	71	Increasing	Larceny/theft
31	Clayton	NC	31,642	407	12.86	88	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
32	Cary	NC	182,173	2,443	13.41	79	Increasing	Larceny/theft
33	Butner	NC	8,127	110	13.54	86	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
34	Wake Forest	NC	56,614	770	13.60	78	Increasing	Larceny/theft
35	Jacksonville	NC	72,656	1,093	15.04	81	Mixed	Larceny/theft
36	Ayden	NC	5,219	79	15.14	73	Increasing	Larceny/theft
37	Havelock	NC	17,448	265	15.19	87	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
38	Boiling Spring Lakes	NC	6,699	107	15.97	70	Increasing	Larceny/theft
39	Creedmoor	NC	5,061	81	16.00	73	Increasing	Larceny/theft
40	Fletcher	NC	8,294	135	16.28	85	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
41	Kill Devil Hills	NC	7,755	128	16.51	85	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
42	Morganton	NC	17,830	298	16.71	78	Mixed	Larceny/theft
43	New Bern	NC	34,210	583	17.04	86	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
44	Kannapolis	NC	60,731	1,094	18.01	88	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
45	Graham	NC	19,320	357	18.48	83	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
46	Carolina Beach	NC	6,873	134	19.50	80	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
47	Carrboro	NC	20,958	423	20.18	82	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
48	Dallas	NC	6,300	129	20.48	77	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
49	Newton	NC	13,600	285	20.96	84	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
50	Southern Pines	NC	17,027	365	21.44	72	Increasing	Larceny/theft
51	Mooresville	NC	55,500	1,201	21.64	83	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
52	Lincolnton	NC	12,345	268	21.71	84	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
53	Hope Mills	NC	18,058	405	22.43	84	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
54	Statesville	NC	31,142	705	22.64	83	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
55	Kings Mountain	NC	11,965	276	23.07	77	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
56	Thomasville	NC	27,644	645	23.33	77	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
57	Asheboro	NC	28,038	664	23.68	83	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
58	Mount Airy	NC	10,676	253	23.70	83	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
59	Wilson	NC	49,411	1,173	23.74	80	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
60	Albemarle	NC	17,451	425	24.35	83	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
61	Morrisville	NC	32,544	799	24.55	70	Increasing	Larceny/theft
62	Cherryville	NC	6,436	159	24.70	74	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
63	High Point	NC	118,341	2,964	25.05	82	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
64	Shelby	NC	22,829	574	25.14	82	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
65	Matthews	NC	32,068	812	25.32	82	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
66	Selma	NC	7,224	186	25.75	74	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
67	Chapel Hill	NC	63,379	1,633	25.77	76	Mixed	Larceny/theft
68	Zebulon	NC	10,474	271	25.87	82	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
69	Eden	NC	15,473	403	26.05	70	Increasing	Larceny/theft
70	Reidsville	NC	14,703	409	27.82	81	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
71	Knightdale	NC	21,803	609	27.93	69	Increasing	Larceny/theft
72	Raleigh	NC	499,017	13,941	27.94	72	Increasing	Larceny/theft
73	Belmont	NC	16,195	455	28.10	81	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
74	Greenville	NC	95,255	2,716	28.51	70	Increasing	Larceny/theft
75	Hickory	NC	45,222	1,300	28.75	80	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
76	Tarboro	NC	10,963	316	28.82	77	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
77	Waynesville	NC	10,731	317	29.54	80	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
78	Winston-Salem	NC	255,646	7,610	29.77	80	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
79	Fayetteville	NC	209,047	6,636	31.74	79	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
80	Burlington	NC	61,523	1,959	31.84	81	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
81	Kernersville	NC	28,688	914	31.86	76	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
82	Hendersonville	NC	15,730	510	32.42	78	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
83	Lenoir	NC	18,330	606	33.06	75	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
84	Monroe	NC	40,154	1,328	33.07	78	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
85	Mebane	NC	20,683	684	33.07	75	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
86	Clinton	NC	8,433	279	33.08	73	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
87	Washington	NC	9,974	336	33.69	73	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
88	Lexington	NC	19,933	674	33.81	75	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
89	Aberdeen	NC	9,595	328	34.18	63	Increasing	Larceny/theft
90	Greensboro	NC	306,355	10,490	34.24	74	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
91	Roanoke Rapids	NC	14,588	501	34.34	77	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
92	Wilmington	NC	125,438	4,466	35.60	68	Increasing	Larceny/theft
93	Gastonia	NC	85,872	3,076	35.82	76	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
94	Roxboro	NC	8,311	301	36.22	71	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
95	Smithfield	NC	12,806	471	36.78	76	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
96	Spring Lake	NC	11,174	414	37.05	61	Increasing	Larceny/theft
97	Oxford	NC	9,024	339	37.57	62	Increasing	Larceny/theft
98	Durham	NC	300,834	11,686	38.85	66	Increasing	Larceny/theft
99	Marion	NC	7,497	297	39.62	70	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
100	Asheville	NC	95,149	3,804	39.98	76	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
101	Rocky Mount	NC	55,201	2,224	40.29	64	Increasing	Larceny/theft
102	Salisbury	NC	36,651	1,503	41.01	71	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
103	Garner	NC	39,306	1,684	42.84	61	Increasing	Larceny/theft
104	Rockingham	NC	8,869	384	43.30	71	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
105	Hillsborough	NC	9,742	456	46.81	69	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
106	Laurinburg	NC	14,929	704	47.16	68	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
107	Shallotte	NC	5,170	252	48.74	56	Increasing	Larceny/theft
108	Kinston	NC	19,605	988	50.40	66	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
109	Dunn	NC	8,792	508	57.78	60	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
110	Goldsboro	NC	34,898	2,028	58.11	53	Increasing	Larceny/theft
111	Henderson	NC	15,033	877	58.34	53	Increasing	Larceny/theft
112	Williamston	NC	5,088	338	66.43	56	Roughly stable	Larceny/theft
113	Pineville	NC	11,591	953	82.22	53	Decreasing	Larceny/theft
114	Lumberton	NC	18,955	1,926	101.61	31	Increasing	Larceny/theft

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Ranking Lowest reported property-crime rate cities Compare the lowest reported selected property-offense rates among validated city candidates. Ranking Highest reported property-crime rate cities Compare the highest reported selected property-offense rates per resident among validated city candidates. Ranking Most reported selected property offenses Compare the largest reported selected property-offense counts among validated city candidates. State rankings Rankings by state Compare lowest and highest reported property-crime candidates inside each state.