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Table 8

NORTH CAROLINA

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2012

City Population Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Forcible
rape		 Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Aberdeen 6,492 24 0 3 6 15 356 57 280 19 0
Ahoskie 5,039 44 2 1 7 34 259 64 186 9 6
Albemarle 16,071 86 0 8 19 59 946 297 615 34 13
Apex 39,085 33 0 3 10 20 557 88 454 15 6
Archdale 11,580 13 0 1 1 11 288 62 212 14 4
Asheboro 25,535 77 1 13 27 36 1,798 404 1,342 52 7
Asheville 85,295 423 6 33 141 243 4,910 742 3,832 336 11
Atlantic Beach 1,531 15 0 2 0 13 135 59 71 5 0
Aulander 886 2 0 0 1 1 44 31 12 1 0
Ayden 5,072 26 0 1 3 22 220 80 131 9 0
Bailey 576 2 0 0 0 2 19 10 9 0 0
Banner Elk 1,029 2 0 0 0 2 42 4 38 0 0
Beaufort 4,135 24 0 2 4 18 159 48 104 7 0
Beech Mountain 324 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 17 0 0
Belhaven 1,702 7 0 0 0 7 62 21 41 0 0
Belmont 10,219 32 2 3 6 21 428 52 365 11 0
Benson 3,416 29 0 0 7 22 275 95 163 17 0
Bethel 1,623 13 0 1 2 10 51 5 44 2 0
Beulaville 1,329 3 0 0 0 3 52 2 48 2 1
Biltmore Forest 1,374 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 12 0 0
Biscoe 1,710 2 0 1 1 0 210 9 198 3 0
Black Mountain 8,029 9 0 1 3 5 167 24 129 14 0
Bladenboro 1,754 4 0 0 2 2 95 38 57 0 0
Blowing Rock 1,258 0 0 0 0 0 42 13 28 1 0
Boiling Spring Lakes 5,561 6 0 2 0 4 95 31 57 7 1
Boiling Springs 4,668 2 0 1 1 0 46 7 38 1 0
Boone 17,359 34 0 3 5 26 401 98 293 10 0
Brevard 7,626 20 0 2 7 11 259 33 221 5 0
Bryson City 1,444 6 0 0 0 6 83 0 83 0 0
Bunn 349 2 0 1 1 0 34 3 30 1 0
Burgaw 3,979 10 0 0 4 6 102 19 78 5 0
Burlington 51,430 406 2 17 105 282 2,792 671 1,998 123 5
Burnsville 1,702 7 0 1 1 5 87 20 65 2 0
Butner 7,673 25 0 1 2 22 232 82 139 11 6
Canton 4,256 27 0 2 3 22 207 46 149 12 0
Cape Carteret 1,962 2 0 1 0 1 42 12 30 0 0
Carolina Beach 5,867 25 0 2 5 18 308 89 197 22 2
Carrboro 20,087 62 0 3 12 47 595 173 387 35 1
Carthage 2,255 4 0 0 1 3 94 25 65 4 2
Cary 141,016 115 0 11 29 75 1,909 370 1,476 63 8
Catawba 608 1 0 0 0 1 11 6 5 0 0
Chadbourn 1,862 18 0 1 2 15 211 76 126 9 1
Chapel Hill 58,586 87 2 10 30 45 1,493 452 969 72 6
Charlotte-Mecklenburg 808,504 5,238 52 223 1,798 3,165 32,587 7,761 22,688 2,138 197
Cherryville 5,842 13 0 1 1 11 259 36 220 3 0
China Grove 3,588 15 0 2 6 7 93 9 80 4 0
Claremont 1,365 1 0 0 0 1 41 16 24 1 0
Clayton 16,635 25 0 4 5 16 392 104 280 8 0
Cleveland 877 3 0 0 0 3 21 7 14 0 0
Clinton 8,762 39 2 1 11 25 471 111 348 12 0
Coats 2,219 7 0 1 3 3 79 18 59 2 0
Columbus 996 2 0 0 0 2 15 3 12 0 0
Conover 8,237 25 0 0 4 21 564 70 476 18 1
Cornelius 25,800 59 2 3 10 44 616 94 501 21 2
Cramerton 4,224 5 0 0 0 5 106 27 78 1 0
Creedmoor 4,170 12 0 2 3 7 83 25 54 4 0
Dallas 4,554 29 0 1 2 26 212 47 156 9 0
Dobson 1,602 2 0 0 0 2 44 2 42 0 0
Drexel 1,875 0 0 0 0 0 27 10 15 2 0
Durham 235,563 1,710 21 63 615 1,011 10,279 3,284 6,291 704 59
Eden 15,628 94 1 4 24 65 641 185 410 46 6
Edenton 5,073 35 0 0 12 23 244 77 158 9 2
Elkin 4,042 11 0 1 2 8 296 40 253 3 1
Elon 9,610 4 0 0 1 3 97 22 75 0 0
Emerald Isle 3,742 5 0 1 1 3 294 108 181 5 0
Enfield 2,534 33 1 2 7 23 114 35 74 5 0
Erwin 4,631 18 1 1 8 8 137 8 129 0 2
Fairmont 2,718 28 1 0 5 22 211 52 150 9 1
Farmville 4,785 31 0 0 8 23 193 57 132 4 1
Fayetteville 205,966 1,186 22 70 560 534 13,163 4,109 8,298 756 47
Fletcher 7,338 8 0 4 1 3 187 47 138 2 0
Forest City 7,520 23 0 0 6 17 593 127 450 16 3
Four Oaks 1,982 6 0 1 1 4 63 21 39 3 0
Franklin 3,907 22 0 1 5 16 282 59 213 10 1
Franklinton 2,061 22 0 1 3 18 65 18 43 4 0
Fuquay-Varina 18,712 82 0 5 8 69 564 141 404 19 3
Garner 26,852 65 0 4 31 30 1,225 164 1,007 54 3
Garysburg 1,057 12 0 2 4 6 43 16 26 1 0
Gastonia 72,782 450 1 29 157 263 4,252 978 3,075 199 25
Gibsonville 6,580 9 0 0 3 6 146 93 49 4 1
Goldsboro 37,107 312 13 3 73 223 2,357 584 1,648 125 0
Graham 14,499 75 1 9 17 48 576 160 379 37 8
Granite Falls 4,732 14 0 1 3 10 286 40 242 4 0
Greensboro 276,134 1,555 21 70 556 908 12,064 3,345 8,153 566 129
Greenville 86,869 455 7 23 169 256 3,845 1,130 2,596 119 11
Hamlet 6,558 41 0 4 14 23 433 172 235 26 2
Haw River 2,356 11 0 0 2 9 67 19 46 2 0
Henderson 15,482 181 8 4 75 94 1,700 416 1,199 85 11
Hendersonville 13,409 79 1 9 19 50 811 193 566 52 1
Hertford 2,168 15 1 1 7 6 63 23 38 2 0
Hickory 40,361 265 3 22 81 159 2,640 475 2,003 162 13
Highlands 937 0 0 0 0 0 58 10 48 0 0
High Point 106,801 556 5 19 185 347 4,417 1,188 2,943 286 39
Hillsborough 6,236 18 0 0 8 10 467 73 390 4 1
Holden Beach 595 4 0 0 0 4 176 118 57 1 0
Holly Ridge 1,297 5 0 0 0 5 27 8 19 0 0
Holly Springs 25,720 14 1 3 4 6 293 50 231 12 0
Hope Mills 15,594 56 0 3 22 31 1,069 223 821 25 12
Hudson 3,783 5 0 0 2 3 118 18 97 3 0
Huntersville 48,524 85 0 6 20 59 1,051 182 844 25 13
Indian Beach 117 1 0 0 0 1 12 4 8 0 0
Jonesville 2,301 14 1 0 0 13 112 44 62 6 1
Kenansville 878 1 0 1 0 0 23 3 19 1 1
Kernersville 23,643 109 0 9 10 90 1,135 149 942 44 3
Kill Devil Hills 6,827 47 1 3 6 37 418 144 260 14 0
King 6,958 23 0 0 5 18 291 53 230 8 1
Kings Mountain 10,348 32 1 4 9 18 443 149 274 20 5
Kinston 21,836 280 1 13 54 212 1,361 378 945 38 6
Kitty Hawk 3,342 1 0 1 0 0 171 28 142 1 1
Knightdale 11,893 25 0 0 4 21 454 85 360 9 5
Lake Lure 1,201 0 0 0 0 0 49 15 33 1 0
Lake Royale 2,563 5 0 0 0 5 80 39 39 2 1
Landis 3,131 4 0 1 0 3 84 27 57 0 0
Laurel Park 2,226 0 0 0 0 0 22 2 20 0 0
Laurinburg 15,988 155 4 5 27 119 1,137 503 604 30 11
Leland 14,145 22 0 2 4 16 436 160 264 12 3
Lenoir 18,270 51 0 1 17 33 935 231 662 42 3
Lexington 19,099 63 0 4 25 34 609 190 399 20 3
Liberty 2,694 4 0 0 0 4 31 10 21 0 0
Lillington 3,312 14 0 0 4 10 162 33 120 9 0
Lincolnton 10,675 38 3 1 11 23 558 105 435 18 6
Long View 4,913 29 1 1 8 19 323 121 185 17 4
Louisburg 3,416 14 0 0 6 8 133 49 81 3 0
Lumberton 21,969 448 6 9 141 292 3,254 854 2,229 171 8
Madison 2,260 12 0 2 4 6 137 33 103 1 0
Maggie Valley 1,157 6 0 1 1 4 118 12 99 7 1
Magnolia 964 0 0 0 0 0 31 15 15 1 1
Maiden 3,340 6 0 0 1 5 121 23 97 1 0
Manteo 1,465 8 0 0 3 5 80 13 62 5 0
Marion 7,932 24 0 0 4 20 560 184 362 14 0
Mars Hill 1,891 11 0 2 1 8 61 17 42 2 2
Marshville 2,474 15 2 0 7 6 102 37 61 4 0
Matthews 28,213 47 0 2 16 29 877 106 730 41 7
Maxton 2,472 17 0 2 10 5 138 84 49 5 2
Mayodan 2,493 7 0 1 0 6 179 19 160 0 0
Maysville 1,015 3 0 0 1 2 13 4 9 0 0
Mebane 11,677 74 0 1 6 67 642 104 526 12 0
Middlesex 833 2 0 0 0 2 19 4 14 1 0
Mint Hill 23,572 39 0 0 21 18 408 100 287 21 11
Mocksville 5,140 6 0 2 3 1 233 40 188 5 1
Monroe 33,807 222 2 5 73 142 2,148 493 1,566 89 13
Mooresville 33,401 97 1 5 23 68 1,445 213 1,167 65 6
Morehead City 8,867 58 1 3 6 48 508 94 404 10 4
Morganton 17,085 52 1 3 17 31 562 156 389 17 1
Morrisville 19,374 11 0 2 4 5 367 54 303 10 0
Mount Airy 10,501 57 1 3 9 44 531 117 385 29 8
Mount Holly 13,855 48 1 2 8 37 314 66 228 20 0
Mount Olive 4,670 57 0 0 15 42 366 117 242 7 3
Murfreesboro 2,842 4 0 0 1 3 72 22 48 2 0
Murphy 1,629 9 0 0 1 8 124 20 98 6 2
Nags Head 2,816 10 0 3 4 3 309 146 158 5 0
Nashville 5,420 9 0 2 1 6 186 45 133 8 1
New Bern 30,195 163 3 10 36 114 1,861 745 1,066 50 3
Newland 696 2 0 0 0 2 20 1 17 2 0
Newton 13,081 27 0 4 4 19 456 127 308 21 6
North Topsail Beach 759 3 0 0 0 3 50 22 27 1 0
North Wilkesboro 4,267 28 0 2 4 22 241 32 200 9 0
Oak Island 7,030 16 0 0 0 16 321 152 164 5 1
Ocean Isle Beach 575 2 0 0 0 2 84 47 35 2 0
Oxford 8,553 90 0 1 31 58 595 184 403 8 2
Pinebluff 1,367 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 6 0 0
Pinehurst 15,008 12 0 0 1 11 120 6 111 3 0
Pine Knoll Shores 1,370 1 0 1 0 0 43 15 28 0 0
Pine Level 1,756 2 0 0 1 1 32 11 21 0 0
Pinetops 1,374 6 0 2 2 2 47 17 30 0 0
Pineville 7,754 49 0 5 20 24 965 81 840 44 2
Pittsboro 3,818 9 0 1 0 8 139 64 71 4 1
Plymouth 3,843 23 0 0 7 16 148 48 98 2 1
Raeford 4,874 38 0 0 10 28 258 64 184 10 1
Raleigh 420,594 1,780 17 113 665 985 13,779 3,036 9,812 931 59
Ramseur 1,716 2 0 0 1 1 71 21 50 0 1
Randleman 4,171 8 0 0 4 4 350 37 305 8 0
Red Springs 3,496 29 1 0 9 19 253 92 150 11 7
Reidsville 14,616 53 1 1 15 36 813 173 620 20 8
Richlands 1,554 2 0 0 0 2 32 8 22 2 0
River Bend 3,189 2 0 0 0 2 60 26 34 0 0
Roanoke Rapids 15,756 107 1 14 24 68 902 251 626 25 0
Robbins 1,123 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 22 0 0
Robersonville 1,484 10 0 1 3 6 85 39 46 0 0
Rockingham 9,648 37 1 4 14 18 1,071 237 820 14 7
Rockwell 2,122 2 0 0 0 2 72 19 52 1 0
Rocky Mount 58,002 749 8 13 128 600 3,383 1,046 2,192 145 15
Rolesville 3,950 9 0 0 2 7 116 55 60 1 0
Rose Hill 1,671 6 1 2 1 2 54 28 26 0 2
Rowland 1,057 3 0 0 3 0 52 33 16 3 0
Roxboro 8,480 57 0 3 11 43 413 106 298 9 2
Rutherfordton 4,240 2 0 1 1 0 111 0 110 1 0
Salisbury 33,919 212 1 9 95 107 1,935 488 1,346 101 10
Sanford 28,801 88 3 1 38 46 814 207 578 29 5
Scotland Neck 2,060 26 0 0 10 16 93 36 55 2 1
Selma 6,271 46 0 0 12 34 420 187 225 8 1
Shallotte 3,801 7 0 0 2 5 186 62 117 7 1
Shelby 20,402 156 4 14 36 102 887 304 546 37 2
Siler City 8,051 26 0 1 11 14 344 69 270 5 0
Smithfield 11,305 85 0 1 16 68 779 162 596 21 3
Southern Pines 12,611 86 1 4 26 55 510 148 342 20 1
Southern Shores 2,772 2 0 1 0 1 78 39 39 0 2
Southport 2,928 4 0 0 2 2 113 8 103 2 0
Spencer 3,290 20 0 2 0 18 179 54 112 13 2
Spring Hope 1,337 10 0 1 5 4 32 9 22 1 0
Spruce Pine 2,179 2 0 0 2 0 71 8 57 6 0
Stallings 14,263 10 0 1 1 8 205 39 157 9 1
Stanley 3,608 5 0 1 2 2 149 38 106 5 1
St. Pauls 2,077 11 0 0 6 5 87 32 55 0 1
Surf City 1,923 9 0 1 1 7 115 19 94 2 0
Swansboro 2,722 7 1 0 2 4 119 35 83 1 2
Sylva 2,614 18 0 0 2 16 188 64 117 7 1
Tabor City 2,520 24 0 1 4 19 159 23 133 3 0
Tarboro 11,427 51 0 2 8 41 434 101 331 2 1
Taylorsville 2,114 5 1 1 1 2 173 36 135 2 0
Thomasville 26,994 141 0 6 37 98 1,338 291 1,027 20 8
Trent Woods 4,250 1 0 0 1 0 93 35 55 3 0
Troutman 2,433 11 0 2 2 7 89 31 55 3 1
Troy 3,208 9 1 0 2 6 117 15 95 7 0
Tryon 1,641 4 0 2 1 1 69 30 35 4 0
Valdese 4,537 5 0 1 0 4 68 16 49 3 0
Vass 736 0 0 0 0 0 34 13 20 1 0
Wadesboro 5,797 74 1 2 16 55 439 138 287 14 0
Wake Forest 31,381 49 1 1 14 33 681 113 546 22 1
Wallace 3,988 24 1 2 4 17 180 37 130 13 0
Warrenton 864 7 0 3 0 4 27 2 24 1 0
Warsaw 3,136 12 0 0 3 9 169 71 97 1 0
Washington 9,826 86 1 3 25 57 718 158 553 7 2
Waxhaw 10,167 14 0 1 2 11 293 68 222 3 1
Waynesville 9,939 34 0 5 8 21 413 130 258 25 0
Weaverville 3,752 8 0 0 1 7 223 12 210 1 0
Weldon 1,651 8 0 0 3 5 71 14 55 2 0
West Jefferson 1,306 2 0 0 0 2 97 18 72 7 0
Whispering Pines 2,993 0 0 0 0 0 29 2 26 1 0
Whitakers 748 7 2 0 1 4 27 11 12 4 0
Whiteville 5,413 37 1 1 17 18 532 135 376 21 1
Wilkesboro 3,431 12 0 3 3 6 413 24 387 2 1
Williamston 5,494 81 2 2 22 55 534 178 343 13 2
Wilmington 109,370 618 8 23 261 326 5,910 1,694 3,843 373 9
Wilson 49,785 262 5 3 69 185 2,321 666 1,543 112 13
Wilson's Mills 2,349 5 0 1 1 3 54 33 20 1 0
Wingate 3,578 9 1 0 1 7 121 27 89 5 2
Winston-Salem 234,687 1,556 6 74 428 1,048 13,701 4,529 8,490 682 94
Winterville 9,533 11 0 1 3 7 114 19 90 5 0
Woodfin 6,257 7 0 1 2 4 120 67 49 4 0
Wrightsville Beach 2,546 18 0 2 1 15 199 49 147 3 2
Yadkinville 2,982 23 0 1 3 19 119 32 85 2 1
Youngsville 1,180 2 0 0 2 0 33 8 25 0 0

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