In 2025, Durham police reported 1,557 violent crimes (507 per 100,000 residents), including 33 murders, 443 robberies and 920 aggravated assaults, plus 11,011 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 307,140. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 10 large North Carolina cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NC0320100, 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.
Durham's violent-crime rate of 507 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 59% higher than the North Carolina rate (319) and 58% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 197 residents, or about 29.9 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Durham ranks 127th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 53rd for murder (33 murders, 10.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 59% of Durham's violent crimes and robberies 28%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 3,585 per 100,000, 2.1 times North Carolina overall. Durham police logged 1,614 vehicle thefts (525 per 100,000, 53rd of 351; North Carolina: 200) and 1,251 burglaries (407 per 100,000, 41% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Cary, 14 miles south; its violent-crime rate (75) is less than half Durham's.
Out-of-state cities near Durham's size (307,140 residents): Pittsburgh, PA at 468 violent crimes per 100,000 and Saint Paul, MN at 491.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Durham had 507 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 59% higher than the statewide 319. It is 6th 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.
Durham police reported 33 murders for 2025, a rate of 10.7 per 100,000 residents. The North Carolina rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
1,614 vehicles were reported stolen in Durham in 2025, 525 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.7 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 53rd of 351 cities on this site.