Safest Cities in North Carolina.

Cities in North Carolina with the lowest violent crime rates, from each city's own police department.

81 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Violent crime	Median Income
1	Davidson	15,660	24 per 100k	$166,556
2	Waxhaw	22,275	46 per 100k	$131,894
3	Elon	11,032	53 per 100k	$84,773
4	Apex	70,630	53 per 100k	$144,135
5	Pinehurst	18,256	59 per 100k	$109,802
6	Cary	179,306	75 per 100k	$134,905
7	Fuquay-Varina	40,485	76 per 100k	$115,497
8	Rolesville	10,766	80 per 100k	$149,565
9	Morrisville	31,422	84 per 100k	$125,396
10	Wake Forest	52,844	85 per 100k	$123,802
11	Holly Springs	45,248	89 per 100k	$135,578
12	Matthews	30,577	98 per 100k	$108,611
13	Wendell	13,064	99 per 100k	$95,787
14	Archdale	12,087	107 per 100k	$64,757
15	Huntersville	63,969	115 per 100k	$120,516
16	Concord	108,719	117 per 100k	$86,921
17	Clayton	29,320	118 per 100k	$78,822
18	Mint Hill	27,556	122 per 100k	$100,860
19	Cornelius	32,783	125 per 100k	$113,767
20	Leland	29,607	126 per 100k	$91,977
21	Boone	20,032	158 per 100k	$30,065
22	Kannapolis	57,890	170 per 100k	$73,836
23	Sanford	31,478	172 per 100k	$57,586
24	Winterville	10,725	173 per 100k	$83,193
25	Havelock	17,691	191 per 100k	$58,408
26	Mount Airy	10,633	199 per 100k	$40,275
27	Knightdale	20,214	205 per 100k	$103,220
28	Mount Holly	18,208	206 per 100k	$79,385
29	Asheboro	27,580	206 per 100k	$47,197
30	Jacksonville	71,279	228 per 100k	$57,697
31	Kernersville	27,830	228 per 100k	$71,918
32	Lincolnton	11,783	229 per 100k	$46,320
33	Mooresville	52,381	247 per 100k	$89,647
34	Carrboro	21,204	262 per 100k	$85,743
35	Morganton	17,646	268 per 100k	$51,355
36	Smithfield	12,116	288 per 100k	$43,270
37	Graham	18,048	292 per 100k	$56,239
38	Belmont	15,546	307 per 100k	$94,883
39	Hendersonville	15,408	323 per 100k	$53,449
40	Thomasville	27,321	342 per 100k	$60,935
41	Lenoir	18,299	345 per 100k	$49,910
42	Elizabeth City	18,871	350 per 100k	$52,141
43	Mebane	19,538	371 per 100k	$83,174
44	New Bern	32,734	372 per 100k	$61,031
45	Southern Pines	16,420	375 per 100k	$88,535
46	Tarboro	10,770	390 per 100k	$49,796
47	Raleigh	481,031	395 per 100k	$85,395
48	Wilmington	120,805	406 per 100k	$66,738
49	Garner	34,473	416 per 100k	$78,756
50	Waynesville	10,502	425 per 100k	$54,923
51	Newton	13,333	439 per 100k	$62,015
52	Eden	15,356	448 per 100k	$47,260
53	Greenville	92,857	449 per 100k	$49,748
54	Lexington	19,690	465 per 100k	$43,128
55	Wilson	48,370	475 per 100k	$52,485
56	Reidsville	14,585	484 per 100k	$42,921
57	Spring Lake	11,573	504 per 100k	$51,958
58	Durham	291,467	507 per 100k	$81,619
59	High Point	116,245	521 per 100k	$64,561
60	Kings Mountain	12,039	527 per 100k	$49,564
61	Monroe	36,759	530 per 100k	$72,540
62	Charlotte	903,844	559 per 100k	$82,068
63	Hickory	44,258	561 per 100k	$64,576
64	Salisbury	35,825	585 per 100k	$53,716
65	Statesville	29,894	609 per 100k	$52,880
66	Fayetteville	210,815	614 per 100k	$58,407
67	Burlington	59,610	640 per 100k	$56,880
68	Rocky Mount	54,297	672 per 100k	$55,534
69	Greensboro	301,198	702 per 100k	$61,515
70	Pineville	11,055	703 per 100k	$69,354
71	Albemarle	16,762	716 per 100k	$46,881
72	Winston-Salem	252,037	744 per 100k	$59,268
73	Asheville	94,535	753 per 100k	$71,102
74	Kinston	19,505	776 per 100k	$36,878
75	Roanoke Rapids	14,856	832 per 100k	$53,690
76	Shelby	22,100	879 per 100k	$48,376
77	Gastonia	82,884	889 per 100k	$64,059
78	Henderson	14,885	1058 per 100k	$39,969
79	Goldsboro	34,383	1111 per 100k	$48,540
80	Lumberton	18,859	1250 per 100k	$42,877
81	Laurinburg	15,087	1262 per 100k	$42,170