Goldsboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Goldsboro, NC Summary

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

  • There were 2,321 total crimes committed in Goldsboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,940.0 total crimes per 100K people in Goldsboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Goldsboro is 227.48% above the national average.
  • Goldsboro ranks #234 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Goldsboro ranks #9,766 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Goldsboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Goldsboro is 6,940.0 per 100,000 people. That's 227.48% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 196.08% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Goldsboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,321 6,940.0 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 15 44.9 7.5 5.0
Robbery 61 182.4 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 274 819.3 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 360 1,076.4 375.8 359.0
Burglary 328 980.7 323.9 229.0
Larceny 1,525 4,559.9 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 108 322.9 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 1,961 5,863.5 1,968.1 1,760.0

Goldsboro Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Goldsboro

360
Violent Crimes
1,076.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
199.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 360 violent crimes in Goldsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Goldsboro is 1,076.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Goldsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 199.84% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 186.44% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Goldsboro

1,961
Property Crimes
5,863.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
233.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,961 property crimes in Goldsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Goldsboro is 5,863.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Goldsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 233.16% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 197.92% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Goldsboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raleigh, NC 488,085 16,146 3,308.0 2,819.2 488.8
Greenville, NC 90,871 3,060 3,367.4 2,914.0 453.4
Fuquay-Varina, NC 47,436 308 649.3 579.7 69.6
Garner, NC 36,720 1,786 4,863.8 4,507.1 356.8
Clayton, NC 31,494 457 1,451.1 1,282.8 168.3
Knightdale, NC 20,557 641 3,118.2 2,923.6 194.6
Wendell, NC 16,281 197 1,210.0 1,074.9 135.1
Winterville, NC 10,926 88 805.4 723.0 82.4

Goldsboro SnackAbility

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