North Carolina Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of North Carolina violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The North Carolina crime rate for 2018 was 377.61 per 100,000 population, a 1.95% increase from 2017.
  • The North Carolina crime rate for 2017 was 370.4 per 100,000 population, a 0.39% decline from 2016.
  • The North Carolina crime rate for 2016 was 371.84 per 100,000 population, a 7.43% increase from 2015.
  • The North Carolina crime rate for 2015 was 346.12 per 100,000 population, a 5.16% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year North Carolina United States
2018 377.61 380.56
2017 370.40 394.86
2016 371.84 397.52
2015 346.12 373.74
2014 329.14 361.55
2013 341.02 369.13
2012 353.54 387.75
2011 346.29 387.06
2010 362.74 404.50
2009 404.50 431.88
2008 467.61 458.61
2007 466.07 471.77
2006 475.22 479.34
2005 468.73 469.04
2004 447.80 463.16
2003 454.13 475.84
2002 470.97 494.38
2001 493.11 504.52
2000 497.57 506.53
1999 542.09 522.95
1998 579.42 567.59
1997 607.02 610.98
1996 588.12 636.64
1995 646.39 684.46
1994 654.99 713.59
1993 679.31 747.15
1992 680.99 757.67
1991 658.38 758.18
1990 623.54 729.61
1989 546.37 666.90
1988 501.88 640.58
1987 484.00 612.49
1986 475.88 620.14
1985 420.90 558.06
1984 403.65 539.93
1983 409.59 538.12
1982 446.34 570.82
1981 436.67 593.47
1980 455.01 596.64
1979 446.11 548.86