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North Carolina
Wilmington
Wilmington 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 Wilmington for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Wilmington in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 23.28% and the city property crime rate in Wilmington was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 88.55%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wilmington was higher than the
violent crime rate in North Carolina
by 22.27% and the city property crime rate in Wilmington was higher than the
property crime rate in North Carolina
by 62.59%.
Property and Violent Crime
Wilmington Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
350
Arson
9
Burglary
481
Larceny and Theft
2,916
Motor Vehicle Theft
300
Murder and Manslaughter
9
Rape
54
Robbery
103
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
4,471
Property Crime
3,697
Violent Crime
516
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
378
Arson
12
Burglary
251
Larceny and Theft
3,100
Motor Vehicle Theft
336
Murder and Manslaughter
8
Rape
73
Robbery
74
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
4,461
Property Crime
3,687
Violent Crime
682
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Wilmington, 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 Wilmington 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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