Table 8

NORTH CAROLINA
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
by State by City, 2007

City	Population	Violent crime	Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	Forcible rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Property crime	Burglary	Larceny- theft	Motor vehicle theft	Arson¹
Aberdeen	5,337	23	0	1	7	15	298	50	224	24	3
Ahoskie	4,278	29	0	1	4	24	303	80	215	8	2
Albemarle	15,355	143	1	13	34	95	1,213	309	837	67	15
Angier	4,288	48	0	2	8	38	190	78	94	18	3
Archdale	9,474	32	0	1	10	21	368	78	267	23	2
Asheboro	24,399	57	0	6	22	29	1,670	349	1,215	106	1
Asheville	72,907	505	10	27	229	239	4,249	1,014	2,818	417	51
Atlantic Beach	1,839	27	0	2	2	23	210	39	169	2	1
Bailey	679	4	0	0	2	2	50	14	35	1	0
Banner Elk	895	5	0	2	0	3	28	4	21	3	0
Beaufort	4,326	12	0	0	0	12	216	74	131	11	0
Belhaven	1,997	9	0	0	0	9	64	25	37	2	3
Belmont	9,005	64	0	4	17	43	523	95	395	33	2
Benson	3,422	37	0	0	17	20	254	60	175	19	1
Bethel	1,680	9	0	0	1	8	55	6	46	3	1
Beulaville	1,117	6	0	0	0	6	58	16	38	4	0
Biltmore Forest	1,527	0	0	0	0	0	22	5	17	0	1
Biscoe	1,732	18	0	0	6	12	171	23	144	4	1
Black Mountain	7,686	7	0	0	2	5	152	48	93	11	1
Boiling Spring Lakes	4,637	7	0	3	0	4	69	21	43	5	5
Boiling Springs	3,856	6	0	1	2	3	45	5	38	2	0
Boone	13,283	21	0	2	4	15	458	69	375	14	0
Brevard	6,634	33	1	4	3	25	285	65	211	9	1
Bryson City	1,382	16	0	0	1	15	102	0	100	2	1
Burlington	48,689	404	3	16	103	282	2,967	763	2,054	150	8
Butner	6,520	63	0	0	11	52	268	70	182	16	2
Canton	3,925	22	1	0	4	17	240	84	149	7	4
Cape Carteret	1,460	5	0	0	0	5	50	3	44	3	0
Carolina Beach	5,675	21	0	3	11	7	329	86	217	26	3
Carthage	2,036	12	0	0	2	10	109	24	84	1	0
Cary	114,221	134	1	11	58	64	2,120	448	1,584	88	13
Chadbourn	2,071	26	2	1	1	22	188	49	137	2	1
Charlotte-Mecklenburg	733,291	7,233	76	282	3,191	3,684	51,279	12,948	32,313	6,018	388
Cherryville	5,533	22	0	3	1	18	186	64	119	3	3
China Grove	3,723	18	1	1	3	13	145	31	107	7	0
Chocowinity	730	0	0	0	0	0	34	3	30	1	0
Claremont	1,127	9	0	1	1	7	98	30	63	5	0
Clayton	14,843	54	1	3	18	32	404	123	265	16	2
Cleveland	829	3	0	0	1	2	53	16	33	4	0
Clinton	8,818	77	0	4	17	56	587	147	415	25	1
Coats	2,086	4	0	0	1	3	64	17	42	5	1
Columbus	993	2	0	1	0	1	56	6	47	3	0
Concord	63,284	256	7	21	100	128	3,029	473	2,326	230	20
Conover	7,183	26	0	4	8	14	579	93	435	51	0
Creedmoor	3,472	15	0	4	1	10	109	33	72	4	2
Dobson	1,506	4	0	0	1	3	78	8	68	2	0
Drexel	1,900	0	0	0	0	0	41	9	28	4	0
Dunn	10,072	123	0	5	32	86	853	182	600	71	5
Eden	15,608	64	1	3	20	40	894	240	606	48	6
Edenton	4,988	32	0	3	10	19	194	51	137	6	2
Elkin	4,314	12	0	1	0	11	235	38	190	7	0
Elon	7,173	9	0	2	0	7	131	40	90	1	0
Emerald Isle	3,752	10	0	4	2	4	231	115	111	5	0
Enfield	2,345	42	0	3	20	19	110	66	41	3	1
Erwin	4,843	21	0	0	3	18	150	46	96	8	0
Fairmont	2,737	86	0	1	21	64	321	101	197	23	2
Farmville	4,553	31	0	1	2	28	256	95	155	6	3
Fayetteville	167,157	1,320	21	56	500	743	12,614	3,569	8,223	822	49
Forest City	7,277	67	1	3	18	45	612	170	414	28	3
Four Oaks	1,881	5	0	1	0	4	31	11	13	7	0
Franklin	3,633	8	0	1	1	6	177	56	115	6	2
Franklinton	1,948	4	0	1	1	2	92	20	70	2	2
Garland	841	3	0	0	0	3	17	0	17	0	0
Garner	24,547	99	0	5	47	47	1,246	204	970	72	0
Garysburg	1,171	11	0	0	1	10	64	31	32	1	0
Gastonia	70,127	701	5	23	234	439	5,552	1,259	3,842	451	55
Gibsonville	4,627	9	1	1	6	1	100	23	74	3	0
Goldsboro	38,053	312	10	6	100	196	2,843	755	1,921	167	3
Graham	14,275	81	1	5	19	56	624	142	439	43	3
Greensboro	238,122	2,312	40	94	942	1,236	14,778	4,704	8,943	1,131	135
Greenville	73,319	663	8	20	275	360	4,928	1,424	3,237	267	21
Hamlet	5,715	40	3	2	10	25	362	145	202	15	7
Henderson	16,165	183	7	3	77	96	1,726	521	1,129	76	13
Hendersonville	11,863	117	2	4	29	82	964	148	758	58	0
Hertford	2,135	8	0	0	1	7	82	17	62	3	0
Hickory	41,008	368	5	21	116	226	3,398	783	2,338	277	26
Highlands	948	1	0	0	0	1	80	37	43	0	0
High Point	99,297	832	13	39	335	445	5,746	1,870	3,456	420	42
Hillsborough	5,380	32	1	1	13	17	475	138	317	20	0
Holden Beach	863	1	0	0	0	1	91	41	50	0	0
Hope Mills	12,778	65	0	1	21	43	850	198	612	40	6
Hudson	3,075	3	0	1	0	2	119	27	87	5	0
Huntersville	41,018	93	1	3	31	58	1,306	259	983	64	11
Indian Beach	96	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	4	2	0
Jacksonville	70,368	278	7	30	65	176	2,297	550	1,614	133	10
Jefferson	1,368	2	0	0	0	2	15	5	9	1	0
Jonesville	2,296	9	0	2	2	5	172	52	111	9	0
Kannapolis	40,554	176	1	13	57	105	1,107	366	604	137	10
Kenansville	902	0	0	0	0	0	33	1	31	1	1
Kenly	1,894	11	0	1	3	7	114	29	74	11	1
Kernersville	22,325	87	0	6	23	58	1,125	250	823	52	1
Kill Devil Hills	6,718	23	1	4	2	16	454	118	319	17	1
King	6,639	24	0	3	1	20	261	50	198	13	1
Kings Mountain	11,003	54	0	4	19	31	571	167	392	12	2
Kinston	22,568	290	1	12	63	214	1,408	359	995	54	15
Kitty Hawk	3,391	3	0	0	2	1	130	31	90	9	0
La Grange	2,782	33	0	1	1	31	150	46	94	10	3
Lake Lure	1,022	0	0	0	0	0	46	7	38	1	0
Landis	3,074	0	0	0	0	0	97	5	89	3	1
Laurel Park	2,123	2	0	1	1	0	18	3	15	0	0
Laurinburg	15,743	98	3	2	36	57	890	338	503	49	16
Leland	4,693	20	0	0	5	15	313	135	165	13	1
Lenoir	17,988	51	1	1	15	34	768	217	517	34	2
Lexington	20,452	171	0	9	44	118	1,082	409	617	56	6
Liberty	2,743	6	0	0	4	2	54	12	40	2	0
Lillington	3,214	4	0	0	1	3	77	16	56	5	0
Locust	2,562	2	0	0	1	1	61	24	37	0	1
Long View	4,904	32	0	7	9	16	367	156	174	37	2
Louisburg	3,813	18	0	2	8	8	167	27	131	9	1
Lumberton	21,983	365	7	6	135	217	2,828	780	1,844	204	8
Madison	2,283	39	0	0	3	36	142	51	90	1	2
Maggie Valley	810	2	0	0	0	2	120	5	110	5	0
Maiden	3,366	12	0	0	4	8	181	31	138	12	1
Manteo	1,336	6	0	0	0	6	72	11	59	2	0
Marion	5,070	38	0	0	9	29	421	136	263	22	4
Mars Hill	1,821	11	0	1	2	8	37	15	21	1	0
Matthews	26,693	77	0	5	42	30	1,133	188	879	66	21
Mayodan	2,624	13	0	1	3	9	126	20	106	0	0
Maysville	978	2	0	0	1	1	16	4	8	4	0
Mebane	9,555	55	0	1	13	41	336	67	251	18	2
Mint Hill	18,810	62	2	4	22	34	407	222	150	35	5
Mocksville	4,568	18	2	1	3	12	297	51	236	10	0
Monroe	31,345	253	1	10	73	169	2,350	595	1,579	176	12
Mooresville	21,143	75	0	9	26	40	1,203	255	878	70	13
Morehead City	9,501	56	0	7	12	37	593	114	454	25	3
Morganton	17,183	77	2	8	17	50	713	179	497	37	1
Morrisville	14,336	8	0	0	2	6	301	58	235	8	0
Mount Airy	8,448	59	0	6	7	46	764	162	550	52	2
Mount Gilead	1,406	8	0	0	2	6	69	34	29	6	1
Mount Holly²	9,811	47	0	5	10	32		141		37	3
Murfreesboro	2,276	12	0	0	5	7	90	18	70	2	1
Murphy	1,573	17	1	3	1	12	104	22	72	10	0
Nags Head	3,114	12	0	1	1	10	261	62	196	3	1
Nashville	4,509	26	0	0	5	21	132	49	76	7	0
New Bern	28,254	156	1	10	54	91	1,866	433	1,391	42	4
Newland	663	4	0	3	1	0	25	3	19	3	0
Newport	4,070	8	0	0	5	3	89	25	62	2	1
Newton	13,211	46	0	5	21	20	828	210	553	65	1
North Topsail Beach	874	1	0	0	0	1	56	35	21	0	0
North Wilkesboro	4,195	21	2	0	7	12	261	77	172	12	0
Norwood	2,150	13	0	3	1	9	83	24	54	5	1
Oak Island	8,355	36	2	3	9	22	403	182	208	13	3
Oxford	8,567	126	0	3	29	94	569	211	337	21	7
Pembroke	2,677	24	0	1	10	13	212	90	103	19	3
Pinebluff	1,352	0	0	0	0	0	28	10	18	0	0
Pinehurst	12,132	2	0	0	2	0	111	1	108	2	0
Pine Knoll Shores	1,584	3	0	0	0	3	40	10	30	0	0
Pineville	3,826	83	0	0	35	48	1,143	101	967	75	3
Pittsboro	2,537	4	0	1	3	0	84	24	58	2	0
Plymouth	3,930	96	1	0	10	85	182	40	142	0	0
Raeford	3,646	31	0	0	9	22	235	98	132	5	2
Raleigh	367,120	2,098	23	99	835	1,141	12,762	2,949	8,773	1,040	72
Ramseur	1,728	1	0	0	0	1	117	22	90	5	3
Randleman	3,700	17	1	2	5	9	349	63	280	6	1
Red Springs	3,518	40	1	5	13	21	313	171	114	28	2
Reidsville	14,906	89	1	4	39	45	1,087	325	717	45	14
Richlands	835	2	0	0	1	1	43	6	36	1	1
Roanoke Rapids	16,407	90	2	6	30	52	861	212	578	71	2
Robersonville	1,601	16	0	1	7	8	95	27	64	4	0
Rockingham	9,093	105	2	5	17	81	1,091	209	861	21	7
Rockwell	1,989	3	0	0	2	1	59	9	50	0	0
Rocky Mount	57,132	662	14	21	266	361	4,815	1,354	3,240	221	16
Rolesville	1,805	3	0	0	0	3	103	28	74	1	0
Rose Hill	1,403	4	0	0	2	2	55	17	32	6	0
Rowland	1,157	5	1	0	2	2	64	28	30	6	0
Roxboro	8,738	74	0	5	20	49	659	266	375	18	5
Rutherfordton	4,090	5	0	0	3	2	140	21	115	4	1
Salisbury	28,449	327	3	10	145	169	2,051	501	1,381	169	12
Scotland Neck	2,195	31	1	2	3	25	184	76	105	3	3
Selma	6,877	61	3	6	15	37	499	230	236	33	6
Shallotte	1,698	14	0	4	7	3	241	81	143	17	4
Shelby	21,437	177	2	20	69	86	1,190	324	815	51	9
Siler City	8,636	45	0	3	14	28	396	94	281	21	2
Smithfield	12,456	112	0	10	34	68	1,121	227	832	62	5
Southern Pines	12,351	91	1	4	23	63	864	238	589	37	4
Southern Shores	2,708	0	0	0	0	0	56	20	35	1	0
Southport	2,960	3	0	0	0	3	137	34	100	3	8
Sparta	1,767	2	0	1	0	1	39	8	28	3	0
Spencer	3,355	24	0	0	8	16	231	88	139	4	0
Spindale	3,916	28	0	1	3	24	265	80	171	14	0
Spring Hope	1,280	8	0	0	1	7	46	9	36	1	1
Spring Lake	8,080	55	0	3	15	37	610	212	357	41	2
Stallings	4,201	24	0	1	3	20	228	104	107	17	1
Stanley	3,134	14	0	0	6	8	182	74	102	6	0
Statesville	25,756	275	7	10	84	174	1,794	650	1,013	131	7
St. Pauls	2,053	14	1	0	9	4	133	59	70	4	0
Sunset Beach	2,296	3	0	0	2	1	87	46	39	2	0
Surf City	1,873	15	0	2	0	13	155	74	74	7	0
Swansboro	1,540	8	0	0	0	8	87	14	66	7	1
Sylva	2,369	22	0	0	2	20	192	44	138	10	1
Tarboro	10,463	53	0	5	17	31	423	101	300	22	1
Taylorsville	1,828	8	0	0	4	4	139	29	103	7	0
Thomasville	26,437	140	0	4	33	103	1,265	364	838	63	7
Trent Woods	3,889	1	0	0	0	1	37	8	25	4	0
Troutman	1,767	11	0	0	5	6	103	33	69	1	0
Troy	3,408	25	0	2	9	14	168	31	134	3	2
Tryon	1,745	5	0	0	2	3	42	15	27	0	0
Valdese	4,525	13	0	1	2	10	101	20	78	3	0
Vass	778	4	0	1	1	2	42	11	30	1	0
Wadesboro	5,134	38	0	5	10	23	467	184	251	32	6
Wake Forest	24,348	49	1	4	12	32	594	120	467	7	4
Warsaw	3,149	21	0	0	6	15	181	35	137	9	0
Washington	10,092	105	3	3	43	56	645	121	500	24	4
Waxhaw	3,505	15	0	2	6	7	167	42	120	5	2
Waynesville	9,436	19	0	1	3	15	385	118	251	16	3
Weaverville	2,543	4	0	1	0	3	91	8	81	2	1
Weldon	1,290	10	1	1	6	2	142	29	112	1	0
Wendell	4,867	19	0	1	0	18	178	37	127	14	0
Whispering Pines	2,138	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	5	0	1
Whitakers	772	5	0	0	1	4	29	16	13	0	1
White Lake	581	11	0	0	0	11	116	31	84	1	0
Wilkesboro	3,193	15	0	1	4	10	351	85	255	11	0
Williamston	5,531	58	1	4	12	41	419	93	309	17	2
Wilmington	96,913	821	10	58	345	408	5,893	1,637	3,613	643	16
Wilson	47,727	331	5	5	64	257	2,334	493	1,743	98	20
Wilson's Mills	1,535	9	0	1	0	8	34	13	17	4	0
Windsor	2,175	8	0	0	1	7	71	16	55	0	1
Wingate	3,876	14	0	2	3	9	108	48	57	3	2
Winterville	4,658	26	1	0	7	18	182	49	128	5	0
Woodfin	3,335	10	0	1	4	5	107	37	56	14	0
Wrightsville Beach	2,573	1	0	1	0	0	198	64	129	5	1
Yadkinville	2,898	17	0	1	3	13	153	23	123	7	1
Youngsville	738	16	0	0	1	15	67	16	51	0	0
Zebulon	4,358	33	0	0	7	26	329	39	282	8	0

¹ The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.
² The FBI determined that the agency's data were overreported. Consequently, affected data are not included in this table.

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