How has crime changed in North Carolina since 1985?

Police in North Carolina reported about 331 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 682 in 1992, and 1,811 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,218 in 1991. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in North Carolina and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, North Carolina Violent, U.S. Property, North Carolina Property, U.S.
1985 421.6 570.3 3,741.8 4,780.0
1986 477.5 633.6 3,899.8 5,015.3
1987 487.8 624.9 4,223.5 5,090.1
1988 501.9 630.2 4,382.8 5,045.9
1989 546.2 680.5 4,740.7 5,211.5
1990 614.5 749.8 4,843.3 5,227.0
1991 651.6 798.1 5,218.1 5,388.4
1992 682.0 785.4 5,159.9 5,089.3
1993 679.4 764.1 4,992.1 4,814.1
1994 656.9 740.4 5,018.5 4,752.4
1995 645.7 720.6 5,018.8 4,796.6
1996 591.1 658.8 4,986.4 4,553.0
1997 607.8 644.9 4,917.5 4,494.7
1998 583.8 603.8 4,785.0 4,212.6
1999 542.0 545.8 4,643.9 3,872.6
2000 497.7 534.4 4,418.1 3,751.7
2001 493.8 529.5 4,456.2 3,801.5
2002 469.5 512.9 4,250.7 3,737.7
2003 455.5 493.7 4,283.6 3,704.0
2004 460.4 478.6 4,254.2 3,599.4
2005 472.2 483.0 4,121.2 3,518.3
2006 479.9 486.9 4,162.0 3,397.1
2007 468.4 477.9 4,107.3 3,316.1
2008 459.3 463.7 3,981.7 3,252.3
2009 401.5 436.8 3,648.4 3,076.7
2010 358.7 408.1 3,434.8 2,963.4
2011 346.2 390.1 3,507.0 2,925.7
2012 352.5 390.7 3,365.3 2,881.3
2013 332.7 378.2 3,091.0 2,759.3
2014 322.9 373.7 2,906.7 2,591.8
2015 335.6 384.6 2,701.9 2,495.2
2016 356.2 399.5 2,673.3 2,469.1
2017 365.0 397.5 2,604.7 2,372.4
2018 342.1 384.8 2,297.7 2,206.8
2019 409.8 381.0 2,517.6 2,109.0
2020 442.1 399.3 2,279.6 1,955.3
2021 424.4 360.9 2,115.3 1,762.2
2022 411.4 398.2 2,101.9 1,998.5
2023 404.0 385.6 2,113.9 1,950.5
2024 382.8 363.4 2,008.3 1,766.8
2025 330.6 329.3 1,810.8 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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