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Violent crimes in North Carolina

Violent crimes in North Carolina was 36,991 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 11.7% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count36,991
Change on 2024-11.7%
Rank6th of 51US states ranked
Series high47,1781993
Series low24,8851984

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Violent crimes in North Carolina, 1979 to 2025

20K25K30K35K40K45K50K19791986199320002007201420251979: 25,009 count1980: 26,589 count1981: 25,986 count1982: 26,865 count1983: 24,911 count1984: 24,885 count1985: 26,327 count1986: 30,128 count1987: 31,039 count1988: 32,753 count1989: 35,902 count1990: 41,332 count1991: 44,355 count1992: 46,600 count1993: 47,178 count1994: 46,308 count1995: 46,508 count1996: 43,068 count1997: 45,071 count1998: 43,723 count1999: 41,474 count2000: 40,051 count2001: 40,465 count2002: 39,118 count2003: 38,243 count2004: 38,244 count2005: 40,650 count2006: 42,088 count2007: 42,231 count2008: 43,125 count2009: 37,946 count2010: 34,679 count2011: 33,421 count2012: 34,464 count2013: 33,587 count2014: 32,718 count2015: 34,734 count2016: 37,767 count2017: 38,043 count2018: 36,980 count2019: 39,773 count2020: 44,451 count2021: 44,328 count2022: 43,361 count2023: 42,815 count2024: 41,892 count2025: 36,991 count20K30K40K50K19791995201120251979: 25,009 count1980: 26,589 count1981: 25,986 count1982: 26,865 count1983: 24,911 count1984: 24,885 count1985: 26,327 count1986: 30,128 count1987: 31,039 count1988: 32,753 count1989: 35,902 count1990: 41,332 count1991: 44,355 count1992: 46,600 count1993: 47,178 count1994: 46,308 count1995: 46,508 count1996: 43,068 count1997: 45,071 count1998: 43,723 count1999: 41,474 count2000: 40,051 count2001: 40,465 count2002: 39,118 count2003: 38,243 count2004: 38,244 count2005: 40,650 count2006: 42,088 count2007: 42,231 count2008: 43,125 count2009: 37,946 count2010: 34,679 count2011: 33,421 count2012: 34,464 count2013: 33,587 count2014: 32,718 count2015: 34,734 count2016: 37,767 count2017: 38,043 count2018: 36,980 count2019: 39,773 count2020: 44,451 count2021: 44,328 count2022: 43,361 count2023: 42,815 count2024: 41,892 count2025: 36,991 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
202536,991
202441,892
202342,815
202243,361
202144,328
202044,451
201939,773
201836,980
201738,043
201637,767
201534,734
201432,718
201333,587
201234,464
201133,421
201034,679
200937,946
200843,125
200742,231
200642,088
200540,650
200438,244
200338,243
200239,118
200140,465
200040,051
199941,474
199843,723
199745,071
199643,068
199546,508
199446,308
199347,178
199246,600
199144,355
199041,332
198935,902
198832,753
198731,039
198630,128
198526,327
198424,885
198324,911
198226,865
198125,986
198026,589
197925,009

Compared with United States

Place2025
North Carolina36,991
United States1,119,768

North Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18,090 countAlaska: 5,377 countArizona: 28,814 countArkansas: 16,564 countCalifornia: 170,300 countColorado: 25,353 countConnecticut: 4,043 countDelaware: 3,677 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,570 countFlorida: 61,203 countGeorgia: 33,554 countHawaii: 2,938 countIdaho: 4,410 countIllinois: 31,924 countIndiana: 17,737 countIowa: 7,574 countKansas: 13,613 countKentucky: 9,770 countLouisiana: 23,788 countMaine: 1,319 countMaryland: 22,432 countMassachusetts: 21,657 countMichigan: 42,157 countMinnesota: 13,031 countMississippi: 6,704 countMissouri: 26,196 countMontana: 4,797 countNebraska: 4,408 countNevada: 12,445 countNew Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Jersey: 18,508 countNew Mexico: 13,213 countNew York: 73,681 countNorth Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Dakota: 1,903 countOhio: 32,796 countOklahoma: 16,810 countOregon: 13,300 countPennsylvania: 29,613 countRhode Island: 1,606 countSouth Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Dakota: 2,875 countTennessee: 36,014 countTexas: 109,357 countUtah: 8,340 countVermont: 1,382 countVirginia: 18,284 countWashington: 22,715 countWest Virginia: 4,269 countWisconsin: 14,353 countWyoming: 1,059 count
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Violent crimes, 2025, count. North Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Estimated number of violent crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Rape is counted under the revised definition from 2013 and the legacy definition before. FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime (Violent crimes, North Carolina, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, North Carolina, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/north-carolina. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Violent crimes, North Carolina, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/north-carolina.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, North Carolina, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/north-carolina (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime: Violent crimes, North Carolina, 1979 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads},
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What is the violent crimes in North Carolina?

Violent crimes in North Carolina was 36,991 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 11.7% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest violent crimes in North Carolina?

47,178 in 1993, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

Violent crimes elsewhere in United States

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