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POLICE ACTIVITY & CRIME DATA

After 2022, see the Police Annual Reports for these statistics.

North Carolina crime statistics are reports submitted to the NC State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) from participating law enforcement agencies across the state. The NCSBI provides the collection of data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS), as part of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Local law enforcement agencies in North Carolina changed how they report information about crimes in their jurisdiction on Jan. 1, 2018. This was to achieve a modernization of the North Carolina crime reporting program as well as to meet a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requirement. North Carolina achieved NIBRS certification from the FBI on September 9, 2019.

CALL TYPE	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
Calls for Service	11,480	10,427	9,634	11,269	11,299	10,483	8,966	8,911	9,271	9,795	9,579	9,545	9,815
Accidents Investigated	511	552	469	506	534	520	546	577	664	632	535	529	617
Traffic Citation Charges	998	1,067	1,349	2,225	2,055	1,939	1,782	1,549	1,665	1,614	1,785	1,737	2,130
Investigative Reports	652	804	625	764	753	685	712	1,465	1,557	1,608	1,606	1,018	931
Misdemeanor Reports	182	194	119	242	241	265	359	501	540	729	641	507	443
Felony Arrests	86	99	165	100	102	102	94	308	283	334	175	163	120
TYPE OF CRIME	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010
Murder	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Rape	1	3	4	4	0	2	0	2	1	3	3	1	3
Robbery	2	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	2	7	3	1	4
Aggravated Assault	14	17	22	9	-----	-----	7	8	11	9	6	8	8
Burglary	29	60	38	14	22	10	7	14	11	13	22	35	38
Larceny	145	233	211	215	256	316	227	284	295	301	351	207	238
Vehicle Theft	13	19	15	12	22	9	6	3	5	10	2	8	6
Arson	3	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1