Crime reports from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, mapped by block. Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department data from Charlotte open data. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police updates its file daily. Non-criminal reports are left off. Search a street, filter by type, or download the list as a spreadsheet.
In 2025, Charlotte police reported 5,787 violent crimes (559 per 100,000 residents), including 93 murders, 979 robberies and 4,525 aggravated assaults, plus 35,250 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 1,035,037. Violent-crime rate rank: 4 of 10 large North Carolina cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NC0600100, 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.
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Charlotte's violent-crime rate of 559 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 75% higher than the North Carolina rate (319) and 75% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 179 residents, or about 111.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Charlotte ranks 111th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 73rd for murder (93 murders, 9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 78% of Charlotte's violent crimes and robberies 17%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 3,406 per 100,000, 2 times North Carolina overall. Charlotte police logged 6,038 vehicle thefts (583 per 100,000, 39th of 351; North Carolina: 200) and 4,051 burglaries (391 per 100,000, 35% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Concord, 17 miles northeast; its violent-crime rate (117) is less than half Charlotte's.
Out-of-state cities near Charlotte's size (1,035,037 residents): Fort Worth, TX at 375 violent crimes per 100,000 and Jacksonville, FL at 518.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Charlotte had 559 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 75% higher than the statewide 319. It is 4th 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.
Charlotte police reported 93 murders for 2025, a rate of 9 per 100,000 residents. The North Carolina rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
6,038 vehicles were reported stolen in Charlotte in 2025, 583 per 100,000 residents. That is 3 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 39th of 351 cities on this site.