Greensboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Greensboro, NC Summary

Crime in Greensboro research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Greensboro 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 Greensboro:

  • There were 13,106 total crimes committed in Greensboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,306.8 total crimes per 100K people in Greensboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Greensboro is 103.23% above the national average.
  • Greensboro ranks #200 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Greensboro ranks #9,388 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

Greensboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greensboro is 4,306.8 per 100,000 people. That's 103.23% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 83.74% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greensboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 13,106 4,306.8 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 43 14.1 7.5 5.0
Robbery 528 173.5 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2,160 709.8 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 2,811 923.7 375.8 359.0
Burglary 1,468 482.4 323.9 229.0
Larceny 7,024 2,308.2 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,803 592.5 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 10,295 3,383.1 1,968.1 1,760.0

Greensboro 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 Greensboro

2,811
Violent Crimes
923.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
157.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,811 violent crimes in Greensboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greensboro is 923.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 108.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greensboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 157.31% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 145.81% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greensboro

10,295
Property Crimes
3,383.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
92.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 10,295 property crimes in Greensboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greensboro is 3,383.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greensboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 92.22% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.89% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greensboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
High Point, NC 117,629 3,424 2,910.8 2,456.0 454.8
Burlington, NC 60,906 2,459 4,037.4 3,085.1 952.3
Kernersville, NC 28,522 963 3,376.3 3,148.4 227.9
Jamestown, ND 15,651 210 1,341.8 1,239.5 102.2
Archdale, NC 12,143 149 1,227.0 1,120.0 107.1
Elon, NC 11,585 45 388.4 310.7 77.7
Gibsonville, NC 9,619 106 1,102.0 925.3 176.7

Greensboro SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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