CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Crime in Charlotte, NC

The violent crime rate in Charlotte is 499 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 14% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −17% compared with the previous 12 months.

Uptown Charlotte and its stadium from above.
Photo: Precisionviews, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

499 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,170 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−17% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,018 per 100,000 residents, per year

31,237 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−14% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,517 per 100,000 residents, per year

36,407 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 1,035,037, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Charlotte sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

499

Charlotte has the 102nd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 200 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Charlotte; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Warren, MI51597
Durham, NC51398
Las Cruces, NM50999
Leon County, FL (Sheriff)501100
Fort Pierce, FL500101
Charlotte, NC499102
Amarillo, TX498103
Great Falls, MT496104
Killeen, TX495105
Bakersfield, CA494106
San Francisco, CA486107

The places closest to Charlotte in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Crime by patrol division

13 patrol divisions, 12 months to Sep 2026
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SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, last 12 months. Click an area for details.

Lowest violent crime rates

  1. South290−80% vs. city
  2. Providence1,005−32% vs. city
  3. Steele Creek1,234−17% vs. city
  4. Independence1,366−8% vs. city
  5. Hickory Grove1,380−7% vs. city

Highest violent crime rates

  1. Metro3,988+169% vs. city
  2. Central3,217+117% vs. city; far more people work here than live here
  3. North Tryon2,730+84% vs. city
  4. Westover2,412+63% vs. city
  5. Freedom2,221+50% vs. city
All 13 patrol divisions, ranked by violent crime rate

RankPatrol divisionViolent per 100kProperty per 100kResidentsvs. city
1Metro3,9887,05135,681+169%
2Central3,2178,87831,089+117%
3North Tryon2,7304,45448,065+84%
4Westover2,4125,85450,752+63%
5Freedom2,2214,53655,164+50%
6Eastway1,7783,64051,508+20%
7North1,4352,932111,719−3%
8University City1,3953,861132,775−6%
9Hickory Grove1,3802,31774,140−7%
10Independence1,3661,95773,651−8%
11Steele Creek1,2343,775114,470−17%
12Providence1,0052,83176,381−32%
13South290960179,454−80%

The 13 patrol divisions of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, which covers the city and the unincorporated parts of the county. Charlotte has no official set of named neighborhoods; its 457 statistical areas are numbered. The police department assigns each incident to its division. Population from the 2020 Census blocks inside each division, scaled to the department’s current total. The airport division is drawn but not rated. Small areas swing more from month to month, so rates use the last 12 months.

All 13 patrol divisions side by side, with property crime and the change from a year earlier: Charlotte patrol divisions by reported crime rate.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent999.6—+13%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime −17%

0200400600800OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep423467
Violent crimes per month in Charlotte, NC, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 2025511Oct 2024617
Nov 2025457Nov 2024594
Dec 2025354Dec 2024586
Jan 2026380Jan 2025500
Feb 2026334Feb 2025402
Mar 2026413Mar 2025440
Apr 2026432Apr 2025430
May 2026486May 2025499
Jun 2026542Jun 2025478
Jul 2026438Jul 2025697
Aug 2026400Aug 2025552
Sep 2026423Sep 2025467

Homicides +13%

05101520OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep119
Homicides per month in Charlotte, NC, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 202515Oct 20248
Nov 20259Nov 20247
Dec 20258Dec 202412
Jan 20267Jan 20257
Feb 20267Feb 20255
Mar 20268Mar 20254
Apr 20263Apr 20255
May 202610May 202514
Jun 20267Jun 20254
Jul 20268Jul 20257
Aug 20266Aug 20256
Sep 202611Sep 20259

67 in 2026 through September, 61 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Charlotte, NC
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 20264232,61411
Aug 20264002,5776
Jul 20264382,5488
Jun 20265422,7017
May 20264862,60710
Apr 20264322,5183
Mar 20264132,3948
Feb 20263342,0897
Jan 20263802,6207
Dec 20253542,7808
Nov 20254572,7119
Oct 20255113,07815
Sep 20254673,1429
Aug 20255522,9906
Jul 20256973,1127
Jun 20254782,9994
May 20254992,98614
Apr 20254302,8805
Mar 20254403,0674
Feb 20254022,6165
Jan 20255003,0047
Dec 20245863,12612
Nov 20245942,9957
Oct 20246173,2648
Sep 20246253,2306
Aug 20245593,1435
Jul 20247313,21312
Jun 20246613,1708
May 20247123,2998
Apr 20246633,0189
Mar 20245392,78816
Feb 20244942,8519
Jan 20245733,2067
Dec 20237293,4599
Nov 20235583,3206
Oct 20235913,44311

How Charlotte compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
33Indianapolis, IN8282,884903,574Oct 2025
95Jacksonville, FL5242,1331,008,920Jul 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
153Columbus, OH3552,374940,106Aug 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
236Honolulu, HI1871,521987,000Nov 2025
252Montgomery County, MD (County Police)1481,476924,573Jun 2026
270Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff)1223831,092,535Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Charlotte in population, Charlotte included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
50Winston-Salem, NC7252,821257,431Jun 2026
54Greensboro, NC7022,980310,328Dec 2025
84Fayetteville, NC5632,608209,151Aug 2026
98Durham, NC5133,439307,140Aug 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
137Raleigh, NC3832,132508,719Aug 2026
141Wilmington, NC3782,893127,752Sep 2026
298Cary, NC58700184,680Oct 2026

All 8 places in North Carolina on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
50Winston-Salem, NC7252,821257,431Jun 2026
54Greensboro, NC7022,980310,328Dec 2025
55Columbia, SC6992,910147,021Aug 2026
69North Charleston, SC6333,007128,751Jul 2026
84Fayetteville, NC5632,608209,151Aug 2026
98Durham, NC5133,439307,140Aug 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
137Raleigh, NC3832,132508,719Aug 2026
203Charleston, SC2451,461159,360Sep 2026
298Cary, NC58700184,680Oct 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Charlotte by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Charlotte side by side with Raleigh, Atlanta or Nashville, or with any other place.

Other cities in North Carolina

7 city pages, closest first

North Carolina as a whole has 312 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Charlotte’s rate is 60% above the state’s.

Winston-SalemGreensboroFayettevilleCaryDurhamRaleighWilmington

All 8 cities in North Carolina

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Charlotte safe?

By reported violent crime, Charlotte is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 499 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, −17% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood: South runs 290 per 100,000 and Metro 3,988.

What is the crime rate in Charlotte?

499 violent and 3,018 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 36,407 incidents reported to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Charlotte going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −17% and property crime −14% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Charlotte had in 2026?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reported 67 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 61 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 99, or 10 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, via City of Charlotte Open Data (dataset CMPDIncidents). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Charlotte

12 months to September 2026

From Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s own incident data for 12 months to Sep 2026, which counts more than what it reports to the FBI.

What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat83881−27%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal2,909281−23%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included8,236796−20%
Vehicle theft4,762460−25%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, which overstates them where far more people work than live: Central in Charlotte.

The official source is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department data on City of Charlotte Open Data. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

CMPDIncidents
Source
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, via City of Charlotte Open Data (dataset CMPDIncidents)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Published daily by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, one line per incident with its most serious offense under the FBI’s NIBRS standard. Reports that are not crimes (missing persons, natural deaths, recovered vehicles) are left out. We refresh every morning.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)