Violent crime
2,221 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,225 reported in the last 12 months
+50% vs. Charlotte (1,484)
Data through September 2026, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Crime in Freedom, Charlotte
The violent crime rate in Freedom is 2,221 per 100,000 residents per year, 50% above Charlotte as a whole (1,484). It ranks 5 of 13 patrol divisions, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
4,536 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,502 reported in the last 12 months
+35% vs. Charlotte (3,365)
All reported
7,563 per 100,000 residents, per year
4,172 reported in the last 12 months
+39% vs. Charlotte (5,456)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s total for the area the department serves) of 55,164 for Freedom. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Freedom sits in Charlotte, and where incidents concentrate
rank 5 of 13Loading map…
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.
Freedom is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 5 of 13. Nearby in the ranking: North Tryon (2,730), Westover (2,412), Eastway (1,778), North (1,435).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0132XX Queen City Dr | 23 | 23 | 2% |
| 0212XX Lucky Penny St | 17 | 9 | 1% |
| 0334XX Queen City Dr | 16 | 34 | 1% |
| 0432XX Wilkinson Bv | 14 | 212 | 1% |
| 0520XX Alleghany St | 14 | 9 | 1% |
| 0670XX Tuckaseegee Rd | 14 | 1 | 1% |
| 0721XX Heywood Av | 13 | 20 | 1% |
| 0855XX Northstream Dr | 13 | 10 | 1% |
| 0974XX Tuckaseegee Rd | 13 | 6 | 1% |
| 1052XX Freedom Dr | 12 | 2 | 1% |
“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 12% of Freedom’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Freedom |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 110 |
| Nov 2025 | 97 |
| Dec 2025 | 95 |
| Jan 2026 | 96 |
| Feb 2026 | 81 |
| Mar 2026 | 107 |
| Apr 2026 | 106 |
| May 2026 | 105 |
| Jun 2026 | 101 |
| Jul 2026 | 122 |
| Aug 2026 | 105 |
| Sep 2026 | 100 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 1,144 | 2,074 | +49% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 65 | 118 | +46% |
| HomicideViolent | 16 | 29 | +213% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 1,032 | 1,871 | +30% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 501 | 908 | +14% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 379 | 687 | +49% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 317 | 575 | +46% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 273 | 495 | +76% |
| Drug offensesOther | 364 | 660 | +37% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 81 | 147 | +17% |
Source and dates
CMPDIncidents- Source
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, via City of Charlotte Open Data (dataset CMPDIncidents), aggregated by patrol division
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 55,164 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Charlotte, NC
- All patrol divisions
- Charlotte patrol divisions by reported crime rate