In 2025, Cary police reported 138 violent crimes (75 per 100,000 residents), including 1 murders, 16 robberies and 97 aggravated assaults, plus 1,775 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 184,680. Violent-crime rate rank: 10 of 10 large North Carolina cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NC0920300, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem | 744 | 1,915 | 27 | 2,988 | Totals |
| Greensboro | 702 | 2,177 | 37 | 2,948 | Totals |
| Fayetteville | 614 | 1,284 | 40 | 2,814 | Totals |
| Charlotte | 559 | 5,787 | 93 | 3,406 | Live |
| High Point | 521 | 623 | 5 | 1,946 | Totals |
| Durham | 507 | 1,557 | 33 | 3,585 | Totals |
| Wilmington | 405 | 518 | 9 | 2,908 | Totals |
| Raleigh | 395 | 2,007 | 25 | 2,297 | Live |
| Concord | 117 | 134 | 2 | 928 | Totals |
| Cary | 75 | 138 | 1 | 961 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Cary's violent-crime rate of 75 per 100,000 people in 2025 was less than half the North Carolina rate (319) and less than half the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 1,338 residents, or about 2.7 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Cary ranks 359th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 330th for murder (1 murder, 0.5 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 70% of Cary's violent crimes and robberies 12%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 961 per 100,000, 45% lower than North Carolina overall. Cary police logged 150 vehicle thefts (81 per 100,000, 311th of 351; North Carolina: 200) and 131 burglaries (71 per 100,000, less than half the state).
The closest city we cover is Raleigh, 11 miles east; its violent-crime rate (395) is 5.3 times Cary's.
Out-of-state cities near Cary's size (184,680 residents): Elk Grove, CA at 161 violent crimes per 100,000 and Glendale, CA at 234.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Cary had 75 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, less than half the statewide 319. It is 10th highest of the 10 North Carolina cities on this site; Winston-Salem is highest at 744. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Cary police reported 1 murder for 2025, a rate of 0.5 per 100,000 residents. The North Carolina rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
150 vehicles were reported stolen in Cary in 2025, 81 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 311th of 351 cities on this site.