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Wilkesboro Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Wilkesboro crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Wilkesboro for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Wilkesboro in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 18.47% and the city property crime rate in Wilkesboro was higher than the national property crime rate average by 194.43%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wilkesboro was higher than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 17.5% and the city property crime rate in Wilkesboro was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 153.9%.

Property and Violent Crime
Wilkesboro Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Wilkesboro Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Wilkesboro Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault14
Arson0
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft140
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape0
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)182
Property Crime163
Violent Crime14
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault13
Arson1
Burglary30
Larceny and Theft110
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)171
Property Crime152
Violent Crime16

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Wilkesboro Property Crime

Wilkesboro Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Wilkesboro Crime 2025

Wilkesboro Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Wilkesboro Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Wilkesboro Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Wilkesboro, 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 Wilkesboro crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 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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