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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.



Charlotte, NC crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate of 42 per one thousand residents, Charlotte has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 24. Within North Carolina, more than 90% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Charlotte.

How does the crime rate in Charlotte compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Charlotte with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Charlotte's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Charlotte does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Charlotte.

For Charlotte, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Charlotte is one in 138.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Charlotte experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Charlotte is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Charlotte, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 29, which is a rate of 35 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Charlotte has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Charlotte is one in 245.

Charlotte Crime Data

total Crime Index

5

(100 is safest)


Safer than 5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Charlotte Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

6,503

31,155

37,658

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

7.24

34.70

41.95

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
7.24
4.05
National Median: 4
    Charlotte
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 138

in Charlotte

1 in 247

in North Carolina

Charlotte Violent Crimes

Population: 897,720
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 100 262 1,239 4,902
Rate per 1,000 0.11 0.29 1.38 5.46

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
34.7
20.64
National Median: 20
    Charlotte
    North Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 29

in Charlotte

1 in 48

in North Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 897,720
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 3,774 23,717 3,664
Rate per 1,000 4.20 26.42 4.08

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Charlotte Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
126
23
National Median: 27.0
    Charlotte
    North Carolina