Crime In North Carolina - 2022
Annual Summary Report of 2022 Uniform Crime Reporting Data
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation September 2023
The rate per 100,000 people of Crime Index offenses reported to law enforcement agencies throughout North Carolina decreased
1 .4 percent during 2022 when compared to the figures reported in 2021.
The rate of violent crime (which includes murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) decreased 3.9 percent statewide. Individually, the
murder rate decreased 14 percent, the rape rate decreased 3 percent, the robbery rate decreased 2.7 percent, and the aggravated assault rate
decreased 3.9 percent.
The rate of property crime (which consists of burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft) decreased 0.9 percent across the state. The rate for
burglary decreased 7.9 percent and larceny increased 0.2 percent. The motor vehicle theft rate increased 6.6 percent. A property crime not
included with the other Index offenses, the arson rate decreased 2.9 percent.
For Crime Index offenses, the number of juveniles under the age of 18 arrested rose 8 percent in 2022, while adults arrested for Crime Index
offenses decreased 7 percent. For violent crime, juveniles under the age of 18 arrested increased 2 percent, while adult arrests decreased 13
percent. For property crime, the number of juveniles under 18 arrested rose 10 percent, while adult arrests decreased 4 percent.
TABLE 1 — Statewide Crime Index Rate per 100,000 Persons'
Percent Change from 2021 to 2022
Index2
Violent
Property
Violent Crime Rates
Property Crime Rates
Crime
Rate
Crime
Rate
Crime
Rate
Murder
Rape
Robbery
Agg-
Assault
Burglary
Larceny
MVT
Arson
2021 Rate
2,561.4
428.8
2,132.7
9.6
32.1
58.3
328.8
414.8
1,546.5
171.4
13.8
2022 Rate
2,526.0
412.2
2,113.9
8.3
31.1
56.7
316.0
382.0
1,549.1
182.7
13.4
Percent Change
-1.4%
-3.9%
-0.9%
-14.0%
-3.0%
-2.7%
-3.9%
-7.9%
+0.2%
+6.6%
-2.9%
'The crime rate is defined as the number of offenses per 100,000 population. It is derived by first dividing a jurisdiction's population by 100,000 and then dividing the
number of offenses by the resulting figure. The population figures used to calculate population coverage and crime rates are based on population data from the
North Carolina Office of State Budget, Planning and Management.
20FFENSE DEFINITIONS
The Crime Index includes the total number of murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larcenies, and motor vehicle thefts.
While arson is considered an Index Crime, the number of arsons is not included in the Crime Index tables.
Violent Crime includes the offenses of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as defined below.
Murder - The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
Forcible Rape - Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without
the consent of the victim.
Robbery - The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence, and/or
by putting the victim in fear.
Aggravated Assault - An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied
by the use of a weapon or other means likely to produce death or serious bodily harm. Includes attempted assaults.
Property Crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft as defined below.
Burglary - The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. Includes attempted forcible entry.
Larceny - The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.
Motor Vehicle Theft - The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
Arson - Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without the intent to defraud.
NOTE: Information in this report represents data submitted by law enforcement agencies to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program as of September 17, 2023.
Issued by
State Bureau of Investigation
R. Schurmeier, Director
