In 2025, Wilmington police reported 518 violent crimes (405 per 100,000 residents), including 9 murders, 103 robberies and 350 aggravated assaults, plus 3,715 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 127,752. Violent-crime rate rank: 7 of 10 large North Carolina cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NC0650200, 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.
Wilmington's violent-crime rate of 405 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 27% higher than the North Carolina rate (319) and 27% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 247 residents, or about 10 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Wilmington ranks 171st for violent crime, in the higher half, and 98th for murder (9 murders, 7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 68% of Wilmington's violent crimes and robberies 20%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 2,908 per 100,000, 67% higher than North Carolina overall. Wilmington police logged 302 vehicle thefts (236 per 100,000, 169th of 351; North Carolina: 200) and 481 burglaries (377 per 100,000, 30% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Fayetteville, 86 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (614) is 51% higher than Wilmington's.
Out-of-state cities near Wilmington's size (127,752 residents): Lakeland, FL at 370 violent crimes per 100,000 and Allentown, PA at 264.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Wilmington had 405 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 27% higher than the statewide 319. It is 7th 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.
Wilmington police reported 9 murders for 2025, a rate of 7 per 100,000 residents. The North Carolina rate was 6.3 and the national rate 4.1.
302 vehicles were reported stolen in Wilmington in 2025, 236 per 100,000 residents. That is 21% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 169th of 351 cities on this site.