Fayetteville, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fayetteville, NC Summary

Crime in Fayetteville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Fayetteville over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Fayetteville:

  • There were 9,268 total crimes committed in Fayetteville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,434.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fayetteville.
  • The overall crime rate in Fayetteville is 90.81% above the national average.
  • Fayetteville ranks #207 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Fayetteville ranks #9,193 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Fayetteville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fayetteville is 4,434.9 per 100,000 people. That's 90.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 67.62% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fayetteville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9,268 4,434.9 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 35 16.7 8.0 6.3
Robbery 242 115.8 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,677 802.5 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2,044 978.1 419.3 369.8
Burglary 1,298 621.1 471.2 269.8
Larceny 5,381 2,574.9 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 545 260.8 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 7,224 3,456.8 2,226.5 1,954.4

Fayetteville Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Fayetteville

2,044
Violent Crimes
978.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
164.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,044 violent crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 978.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 164.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 133.26% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fayetteville

7,224
Property Crimes
3,456.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
76.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 7,224 property crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fayetteville is 3,456.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 76.87% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.26% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fayetteville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cary, NC 178,600 2,117 1,185.3 1,105.8 79.5
Apex, NC 66,024 791 1,198.0 1,143.5 54.5
Holly Springs, NC 45,406 486 1,070.3 1,004.3 66.1
Fuquay-Varina, NC 39,037 359 919.6 850.5 69.2
Garner, NC 32,577 1,280 3,929.2 3,471.8 457.4
Pinehurst, NC 18,426 75 407.0 374.5 32.6
Hope Mills, NC 17,843 744 4,169.7 3,727.0 442.8
Southern Pines, NC 16,388 366 2,233.3 1,989.3 244.1
Spring Lake, NC 11,603 421 3,628.4 3,068.2 560.2
Clinton, NC 8,004 369 4,610.2 3,623.2 987.0

Fayetteville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9
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