Greenville, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Greenville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 3,060 total crimes committed in Greenville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,367.4 total crimes per 100K people in Greenville.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenville is 58.90% above the national average.
  • Greenville ranks #161 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Greenville ranks #8,896 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

Greenville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenville is 3,367.4 per 100,000 people. That's 58.90% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 43.66% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,060 3,367.4 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 9 9.9 7.5 5.0
Robbery 49 53.9 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 337 370.9 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 412 453.4 375.8 359.0
Burglary 247 271.8 323.9 229.0
Larceny 2,227 2,450.7 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 174 191.5 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 2,648 2,914.0 1,968.1 1,760.0

Greenville 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 Greenville

412
Violent Crimes
453.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 412 violent crimes in Greenville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenville is 453.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 220.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenville each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.29% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.65% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenville

2,648
Property Crimes
2,914.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
65.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,648 property crimes in Greenville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenville is 2,914.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 65.57% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.06% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rocky Mount, NC 54,223 2,573 4,745.2 3,979.9 765.4
Wilson, NC 47,825 1,426 2,981.7 2,402.5 579.2
Goldsboro, NC 33,444 2,321 6,940.0 5,863.5 1,076.4
New Bern, NC 32,548 644 1,978.6 1,616.1 362.5
Kinston, NC 19,298 1,143 5,922.9 4,964.2 958.6
Winterville, NC 10,926 88 805.4 723.0 82.4
Tarboro, NC 10,920 367 3,360.8 2,692.3 668.5
Washington, NC 9,616 375 3,899.8 3,379.8 520.0
Williamston, NC 4,994 378 7,569.1 6,407.7 1,161.4

Greenville SnackAbility

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