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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Charlotte-Mecklenburg for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 70.66% and the city property crime rate in Charlotte-Mecklenburg was higher than the national property crime rate average by 121.99%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Charlotte-Mecklenburg was higher than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 69.25% and the city property crime rate in Charlotte-Mecklenburg was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 91.43%.

Property and Violent Crime
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4,525
Arson122
Burglary4,049
Larceny and Theft25,168
Motor Vehicle Theft6,048
Murder and Manslaughter93
Rape190
Robbery979
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)43,403
Property Crime35,265
Violent Crime5,787
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault5,753
Arson119
Burglary3,199
Larceny and Theft24,116
Motor Vehicle Theft7,395
Murder and Manslaughter112
Rape294
Robbery925
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)42,848
Property Crime34,710
Violent Crime8,309

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Property Crime

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime 2025

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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