In 2025, Fayetteville police reported 1,284 violent crimes (614 per 100,000 residents), including 40 murders, 211 robberies and 975 aggravated assaults, plus 5,886 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 209,151. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 10 large North Carolina cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NC0260100, 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.
Fayetteville's violent-crime rate of 614 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 92% higher than the North Carolina rate (319) and 92% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 163 residents, or about 24.7 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Fayetteville ranks 96th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 16th for murder (40 murders, 19.1 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 76% of Fayetteville's violent crimes and robberies 16%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 2,814 per 100,000, 62% higher than North Carolina overall. Fayetteville police logged 653 vehicle thefts (312 per 100,000, 123rd of 351; North Carolina: 200) and 756 burglaries (361 per 100,000, 25% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Cary, 49 miles north; its violent-crime rate (75) is less than half Fayetteville's.
Out-of-state cities near Fayetteville's size (209,151 residents): Grand Prairie, TX at 202 violent crimes per 100,000 and Yonkers, NY at 263.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Fayetteville had 614 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 92% higher than the statewide 319. It is 3rd 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.
Fayetteville police reported 40 murders for 2025, a rate of 19.1 per 100,000 residents. The North Carolina rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
653 vehicles were reported stolen in Fayetteville in 2025, 312 per 100,000 residents. That is 60% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 123rd of 351 cities on this site.