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North Carolina Crime Map

72 North Carolina cities colored by FBI crime rate — green is safer, red is higher-crime; circle size is population. Click a city for its full report.

Quick answer

According to crimebycity.com's FBI-data crime map of North Carolina, the highest-crime city shown is Lumberton, NC (11,620/100K) and the safest is Pinehurst, NC (337/100K).

Highest crime rates on this map

  1. Lumberton, NC crime rate — 11,620/100K
  2. Pineville, NC crime rate — 9,479/100K
  3. Henderson, NC crime rate — 7,592/100K
  4. Goldsboro, NC crime rate — 6,940/100K
  5. Laurinburg, NC crime rate — 6,936/100K

Lowest crime rates on this map

  1. Pinehurst, NC crime rate — 337/100K
  2. Elon, NC crime rate — 388/100K
  3. Rolesville, NC crime rate — 471/100K
  4. Waxhaw, NC crime rate — 481/100K
  5. Davidson, NC crime rate — 488/100K

See also: North Carolina crime statistics · Most dangerous cities in North Carolina · Safest cities in North Carolina · US crime map

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this an incident-level crime map?

No — this map shows city-level crime rates computed by crimebycity.com from FBI Uniform Crime Report data (each city's most recent reported year). For street- or incident-level detail, local police department portals are the primary source. City-level rates are better for comparing places.

What do the colors mean on this crime map?

Each city is colored by its Safety Score (a percentile of total crime rate): green = safer than most US cities, orange = mid-range, red = among the highest crime rates. Circle size reflects population.

Which city has the highest crime rate in North Carolina?

Lumberton, NC has the highest total crime rate on this map at 11,620 per 100,000 residents (FBI data, 2024).