Crime reports from the Raleigh Police Department, mapped by block. Source: Raleigh Police Department data from the City of Raleigh open data portal. Raleigh updates its file daily. Search a street, filter by type, or download the list as a spreadsheet.
In 2025, Raleigh police reported 2,007 violent crimes (395 per 100,000 residents), including 25 murders, 379 robberies and 1,422 aggravated assaults, plus 11,683 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 508,719. Violent-crime rate rank: 8 of 10 large North Carolina cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NC0920100, 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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Raleigh's violent-crime rate of 395 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 24% higher than the North Carolina rate (319) and 23% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 253 residents, or about 38.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Raleigh ranks 178th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 140th for murder (25 murders, 4.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 71% of Raleigh's violent crimes and robberies 19%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 2,297 per 100,000, 32% higher than North Carolina overall. Raleigh police logged 1,575 vehicle thefts (310 per 100,000, 125th of 351; North Carolina: 200) and 1,529 burglaries (301 per 100,000, about even with the state).
The closest city we cover is Cary, 11 miles west; its violent-crime rate (75) is less than half Raleigh's.
Out-of-state cities near Raleigh's size (508,719 residents): Kansas City, MO at 1,376 violent crimes per 100,000 and Miami, FL at 358.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Raleigh had 395 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 24% higher than the statewide 319. It is 8th 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.
Raleigh police reported 25 murders for 2025, a rate of 4.9 per 100,000 residents. The North Carolina rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
1,575 vehicles were reported stolen in Raleigh in 2025, 310 per 100,000 residents. That is 59% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 125th of 351 cities on this site.