Morrisville, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Morrisville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 819 total crimes committed in Morrisville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,532.8 total crimes per 100K people in Morrisville.
  • The overall crime rate in Morrisville is 19.51% above the national average.
  • Morrisville ranks #123 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Morrisville ranks #8,075 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

Morrisville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Morrisville is 2,532.8 per 100,000 people. That's 19.51% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 8.06% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Morrisville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 819 2,532.8 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.1 7.5 5.0
Robbery 10 30.9 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 19 58.8 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 32 99.0 375.8 359.0
Burglary 49 151.5 323.9 229.0
Larceny 679 2,099.8 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 59 182.5 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 787 2,433.8 1,968.1 1,760.0

Morrisville 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 Morrisville

32
Violent Crimes
99.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Morrisville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Morrisville is 99.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,010.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Morrisville each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.43% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.67% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Morrisville

787
Property Crimes
2,433.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 787 property crimes in Morrisville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Morrisville is 2,433.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Morrisville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.29% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.66% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Morrisville

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
Durham, NC 300,208 13,266 4,418.9 3,799.7 619.2
Cary, NC 181,793 2,524 1,388.4 1,317.4 71.0
Apex, NC 74,105 711 959.4 906.8 52.6
Chapel Hill, NC 63,906 1,717 2,686.8 2,514.6 172.1
Holly Springs, NC 48,199 535 1,110.0 1,029.1 80.9
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
Carrboro, NC 21,045 444 2,109.8 1,929.2 180.6
Knightdale, NC 20,557 641 3,118.2 2,923.6 194.6

Morrisville SnackAbility

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