CurrentCrimeMap

Data through December 2025, Greensboro Police Department

Crime in Greensboro, NC

The violent crime rate in Greensboro is 702 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, 60% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −23% compared with the previous 12 months.

Skyline of Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
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The numbers

12 months to Dec 2025

Violent crime

702 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,177 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−23% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,980 per 100,000 residents, per year

9,248 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,682 per 100,000 residents, per year

11,425 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 310,328, 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 Greensboro sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

702

Greensboro has the 54th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 248 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Rapid City, SD74049
Winston-Salem, NC72550
Buffalo, NY71551
Aurora, CO71152
Chattanooga, TN70553
Greensboro, NC70254
Columbia, SC69955
Seattle, WA69056
Portland, OR68857
Phoenix, AZ67858
Oklahoma City, OK67259

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

Greensboro crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Greensboro Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Greensboro and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Greensboro, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Winston-Salem, NC, 24 miles away.

Greensboro and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Greensboro, NC702
Winston-Salem, NC72524 mi
Durham, NC51352 mi
Cary, NC5860 mi
Raleigh, NC38369 mi
Charlotte, NC49983 mi
Fayetteville, NC56385 mi
Raleigh County, WV (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map158138 mi
Columbia, SC699155 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Dec 2025
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 436 reported140no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 37 reported12−14% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 4,158 reported1,340no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 2,134 reported688no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 1,539 reported496no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 1,317 reported424no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent436140——
HomicideViolent3712—−14%
TheftProperty4,1581,340——
Theft from vehiclesProperty2,134688——
Vehicle theftProperty1,539496——
BurglaryProperty1,317424——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Greensboro Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (23rd highest rate of 155), robbery (24th highest rate of 152) and burglary (23rd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025

Violent crime −23%

0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec147236
Violent crimes per month in Greensboro, NC, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jan 2025216Jan 2024234
Feb 2025156Feb 2024199
Mar 2025202Mar 2024215
Apr 2025198Apr 2024213
May 2025214May 2024263
Jun 2025180Jun 2024262
Jul 2025183Jul 2024260
Aug 2025177Aug 2024221
Sep 2025200Sep 2024205
Oct 2025155Oct 2024277
Nov 2025149Nov 2024235
Dec 2025147Dec 2024236

Homicides −14%

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec53
Homicides per month in Greensboro, NC, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jan 20256Jan 20244
Feb 20251Feb 20242
Mar 20253Mar 20245
Apr 20252Apr 20242
May 20252May 20244
Jun 20253Jun 20240
Jul 20253Jul 20245
Aug 20254Aug 20243
Sep 20252Sep 20243
Oct 20252Oct 20248
Nov 20254Nov 20244
Dec 20255Dec 20243
Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Greensboro, NC
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20261917881
Jul 20261767850
Jun 20261637883
May 20261527571
Apr 20261907594
Mar 20262066691
Feb 20261315131
Dec 20251477715
Nov 20251497794
Oct 20251557622
Sep 20252007192
Aug 20251777734
Jul 20251838453
Jun 20251808643
May 20252148522
Apr 20251987892
Mar 20252026963
Feb 20251566681
Jan 20252167306
Dec 20242368443
Nov 20242358784
Oct 20242778758
Sep 20242057833
Aug 20242219053
Jul 20242608465
Jun 20242627670
May 20242637964
Apr 20242139012
Mar 20242159435
Feb 20241999592
Jan 20242349134
Dec 20232191,0045
Nov 20232009669
Oct 20231869816
Sep 20231971,0026
Aug 20232331,0094

How Greensboro compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
32Cincinnati, OH8353,468316,260Sep 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
54Greensboro, NC7022,980310,328Dec 2025
98Durham, NC5133,439307,140Aug 2026
108St. Paul, MN4852,686307,657Sep 2026
112Pittsburgh, PA4692,297306,794Mar 2026
113Jersey City, NJ4671,667305,249Aug 2026
132Lincoln, NE3911,767302,860Aug 2026
147North Las Vegas, NV3621,548302,881Jun 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026

The 10 places closest to Greensboro in population, Greensboro 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
84Fayetteville, NC5632,608209,151Aug 2026
98Durham, NC5133,439307,140Aug 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
123Richmond, VA4113,279235,995Jun 2026
137Raleigh, NC3832,132508,719Aug 2026
246Raleigh County, WV (Sheriff)15880053,245Aug 2026
298Cary, NC58700184,680Oct 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Greensboro 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 Greensboro side by side with Durham, Winston-Salem or Fayetteville, 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; Greensboro’s rate is 125% above the state’s.

Winston-SalemDurhamCaryRaleighCharlotteFayettevilleWilmington

All 8 cities in North Carolina

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Greensboro safe?

By reported violent crime, Greensboro is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 702 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, −23% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Greensboro?

This site does not have one for Greensboro. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Greensboro compares with nearby places such as Winston-Salem, NC instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Greensboro?

702 violent and 2,980 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 11,425 incidents reported to Greensboro Police Department over the 12 months to December 2025. Violent crime includes 436 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 1,317 burglaries, 2,134 thefts from vehicles and 4,158 other thefts.

Is crime in Greensboro going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −23% and property crime −11% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Greensboro had in 2025?

Greensboro Police Department reported 37 homicides from January to December 2025, the latest month it has reported in full, against 43 in the same months of 2024. Over the 12 months to Dec 2025 the count was 37, or 12 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Greensboro Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NC0410200). 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 Greensboro

12 months to December 2025
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat436140
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal1,317424
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included2,134688
Vehicle theft1,539496

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, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

NC0410200
Source
Greensboro Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NC0410200)
Latest complete month
December 2025
History on this site
August 2023 to December 2025 (43 months)
Update schedule
Greensboro Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)