In 2025, Concord police reported 134 violent crimes (117 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 28 robberies and 93 aggravated assaults, plus 1,061 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 114,348. Violent-crime rate rank: 9 of 10 large North Carolina cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NC0130100, 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.
Concord's violent-crime rate of 117 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 853 residents, or about 2.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Concord ranks 343rd for violent crime, in the lower half, and 259th for murder (2 murders, 1.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 69% of Concord's violent crimes and robberies 21%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 928 per 100,000, 47% lower than North Carolina overall. Concord police logged 147 vehicle thefts (129 per 100,000, 261st of 351; North Carolina: 200) and 104 burglaries (91 per 100,000, less than half the state).
The closest city we cover is Charlotte, 17 miles southwest; its violent-crime rate (559) is 4.8 times Concord's.
Out-of-state cities near Concord's size (114,348 residents): Rio Rancho, NM at 322 violent crimes per 100,000 and Elgin, IL at 218.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Concord had 117 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, less than half the statewide 319. It is 9th 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.
Concord police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.7 per 100,000 residents. The North Carolina rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
147 vehicles were reported stolen in Concord in 2025, 129 per 100,000 residents. That is 34% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 261st of 351 cities on this site.