Crime in Central, Charlotte

About 150,027 people work in Central, 4.8 times its 31,089 residents (Census jobs data, 2023). The rates divide by residents only, so they run high here: most people in Central on a weekday live somewhere else. The counts, and how they change from year to year, say more than the rate.

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s total for the area the department serves) of 31,089 for Central. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.

SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.

Central is among the highest in the city: rank 2 of 13. Nearby in the ranking: Metro (3,988), North Tryon (2,730), Westover (2,412).

“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 94XX South Blvd), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 10 account for 21% of Central’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.