Data through September 2026, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Charlotte patrol divisions by reported crime rate
Over the 12 months to September 2026, South, Providence and Steele Creek had the lowest reported violent crime rates of the 13 patrol divisions with enough residents for a rate: 290, 1,005 and 1,234 per 100,000 residents a year. Charlotte as a whole, counted the same way: 1,484. The highest were Metro, Central and North Tryon. The table sorts by property crime, by the change from the year before, or by population.
All 13 patrol divisions
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026Sorted by violent crime rate, lowest first.
| Patrol divisionResidents | Violent per 100kvs. a year earlier | Property per 100kvs. a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| South179,454 residents | 290−10% | 960−25% |
| Providence76,381 residents | 1,005+1% | 2,831−11% |
| Steele Creek114,470 residents | 1,234+2% | 3,775−17% |
| Independence73,651 residents | 1,366+9% | 1,957−16% |
| Hickory Grove74,140 residents | 1,380+14% | 2,317−6% |
| University City132,775 residents | 1,395+8% | 3,861−16% |
| North111,719 residents | 1,435+9% | 2,932−18% |
| Eastway51,508 residents | 1,778−5% | 3,640−2% |
| Freedom55,164 residents | 2,221+8% | 4,536−7% |
| Westover50,752 residents | 2,412no change | 5,854−14% |
| North Tryon48,065 residents | 2,730no change | 4,454−9% |
| Central31,089 residentsAbout 4.8 times more jobs than residents | 3,217no change | 8,878−20% |
| Metro35,681 residents | 3,988+12% | 7,051−2% |
Central has far more jobs than residents (Census jobs data, 2023). Its rates divide by residents only, so they run high: most people there on a weekday live somewhere else.
Change compares the same patrol division’s counts in Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 with Oct 2024 to Sep 2025.
How to read this table
method- Rates are crimes reported to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in each patrol division over the 12 months to September 2026, per 100,000 residents (an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s total for the area the department serves)). They are the same figures as on each patrol division’s own page.
- Violent crime here is homicide; assault and battery; and robbery. Property crime is burglary; theft from vehicles; theft; vehicle theft; and property damage and arson. These are the department’s own records, which count more than what it reports to the FBI, so they are not comparable with other cities’ rates on this site.
- Reported crime only. About half of violent crime and less than a third of property crime reaches the police nationally, and that share can differ between patrol divisions. A low rate is fewer reports, not a promise about any street.
- Per resident. Busy patrol divisions with many workers or visitors look higher than they are for the people passing through; the ones marked above are where that matters most.
More on what a rate can and cannot tell you: how to read US crime numbers.
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, compared with October 2024 to September 2025
- Population
- estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Charlotte, NC