| Arson1 data for NC cities in year 2006 |
| Rank | City | Arson1 | Population | Arson1 per person | Arson1 per 1000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carthage | 5 | 1974 | 0.0025329 | 2.53 |
| 2 | Carolina Beach | 9 | 5496 | 0.0016376 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Swansboro | 2 | 1365 | 0.0014652 | 1.47 |
| 4 | Pembroke | 4 | 2747 | 0.0014561 | 1.46 |
| 5 | Youngsville | 1 | 726 | 0.0013774 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Norwood | 3 | 2203 | 0.0013618 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Pineville | 5 | 3723 | 0.0013430 | 1.34 |
| 8 | Saint Pauls | 3 | 2309 | 0.0012993 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 6 | 4890 | 0.0012270 | 1.23 |
| 10 | Kenansville | 1 | 899 | 0.0011123 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Winton | 1 | 938 | 0.0010661 | 1.07 |
| 12 | Mount Airy | 9 | 8623 | 0.0010437 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Old Fort | 1 | 987 | 0.0010132 | 1.01 |
| 14 | Longview | 5 | 4937 | 0.0010128 | 1.01 |
| 15 | Warsaw | 3 | 3154 | 0.0009512 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Grifton | 2 | 2107 | 0.0009492 | 0.95 |
| 17 | Creedmoor | 3 | 3218 | 0.0009323 | 0.93 |
| 18 | Laurinburg | 15 | 16125 | 0.0009302 | 0.93 |
| 19 | Troy | 3 | 3334 | 0.0008998 | 0.90 |
| 20 | Beulaville | 1 | 1120 | 0.0008929 | 0.89 |
| 21 | Gastonia | 62 | 70340 | 0.0008814 | 0.88 |
| 22 | Spencer | 3 | 3412 | 0.0008792 | 0.88 |
| 23 | Scotland Neck | 2 | 2285 | 0.0008753 | 0.88 |
| 24 | Sharpsburg | 2 | 2509 | 0.0007971 | 0.80 |
| 25 | Angier | 3 | 4189 | 0.0007162 | 0.72 |
| 26 | Yadkinville | 2 | 2924 | 0.0006840 | 0.68 |
| 27 | Ahoskie | 3 | 4410 | 0.0006803 | 0.68 |
| 28 | Murphy | 1 | 1596 | 0.0006266 | 0.63 |
| 29 | Shallotte | 1 | 1620 | 0.0006173 | 0.62 |
| 30 | Waxhaw | 2 | 3271 | 0.0006114 | 0.61 |
| 31 | Kinston | 14 | 23307 | 0.0006007 | 0.60 |
| 32 | Robersonville | 1 | 1670 | 0.0005988 | 0.60 |
| 33 | Marion | 3 | 5113 | 0.0005867 | 0.59 |
| 34 | Matthews | 15 | 25811 | 0.0005811 | 0.58 |
| 35 | Bethel | 1 | 1723 | 0.0005804 | 0.58 |
| 36 | Albemarle | 9 | 15631 | 0.0005758 | 0.58 |
| 37 | Red Springs | 2 | 3554 | 0.0005627 | 0.56 |
| 38 | Sparta | 1 | 1833 | 0.0005456 | 0.55 |
| 39 | Randleman | 2 | 3726 | 0.0005368 | 0.54 |
| 40 | Salisbury | 15 | 28113 | 0.0005336 | 0.53 |
| 41 | Hamlet | 3 | 5940 | 0.0005051 | 0.51 |
| 42 | Belhaven | 1 | 2004 | 0.0004990 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Dunn | 5 | 10086 | 0.0004957 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Charlotte | 346 | 699398 | 0.0004947 | 0.49 |
| 45 | Graham | 7 | 14230 | 0.0004919 | 0.49 |
| 46 | Mooresville | 10 | 20897 | 0.0004785 | 0.48 |
| 47 | Hertford | 1 | 2146 | 0.0004660 | 0.47 |
| 48 | Chadbourn | 1 | 2147 | 0.0004658 | 0.47 |
| 49 | Greensboro | 109 | 236591 | 0.0004607 | 0.46 |
| 50 | Oxford | 4 | 8700 | 0.0004598 | 0.46 |
| 51 | Clinton | 4 | 8943 | 0.0004473 | 0.45 |
| 52 | Selma | 3 | 6779 | 0.0004425 | 0.44 |
| 53 | Murfreesboro | 1 | 2265 | 0.0004415 | 0.44 |
| 54 | Granite Quarry | 1 | 2277 | 0.0004392 | 0.44 |
| 55 | Mebane | 4 | 9123 | 0.0004385 | 0.44 |
| 56 | Valdese | 2 | 4620 | 0.0004329 | 0.43 |
| 57 | Henderson | 7 | 16537 | 0.0004233 | 0.42 |
| 58 | Winterville | 2 | 4782 | 0.0004182 | 0.42 |
| 59 | Roanoke Rapids | 7 | 16786 | 0.0004170 | 0.42 |
| 60 | Archdale | 4 | 9616 | 0.0004160 | 0.42 |
| 61 | Sylva | 1 | 2446 | 0.0004088 | 0.41 |
| 62 | Lumberton | 9 | 22022 | 0.0004087 | 0.41 |
| 63 | Huntersville | 15 | 37103 | 0.0004043 | 0.40 |
| 64 | Pittsboro | 1 | 2501 | 0.0003998 | 0.40 |
| 65 | Reidsville | 6 | 15073 | 0.0003981 | 0.40 |
| 66 | Whiteville | 2 | 5316 | 0.0003762 | 0.38 |
| 67 | Fairmont | 1 | 2670 | 0.0003745 | 0.37 |
| 68 | Wadesboro | 2 | 5368 | 0.0003726 | 0.37 |
| 69 | Fayetteville | 49 | 132521 | 0.0003698 | 0.37 |
| 70 | Southport | 1 | 2779 | 0.0003598 | 0.36 |
| 71 | Spring Lake | 3 | 8361 | 0.0003588 | 0.36 |
| 72 | Wilson | 17 | 47904 | 0.0003549 | 0.35 |
| 73 | Marshville | 1 | 2876 | 0.0003477 | 0.35 |
| 74 | Wingate | 1 | 2923 | 0.0003421 | 0.34 |
| 75 | Asheville | 25 | 73672 | 0.0003393 | 0.34 |
| 76 | Lexington | 7 | 20805 | 0.0003365 | 0.34 |
| 77 | Burlington | 16 | 48542 | 0.0003296 | 0.33 |
| 78 | Smithfield | 4 | 12209 | 0.0003276 | 0.33 |
| 79 | Kannapolis | 13 | 39820 | 0.0003265 | 0.33 |
| 80 | Hudson | 1 | 3122 | 0.0003203 | 0.32 |
| 81 | Landis | 1 | 3125 | 0.0003200 | 0.32 |
| 82 | Nags Head | 1 | 3137 | 0.0003188 | 0.32 |
| 83 | Stanley | 1 | 3156 | 0.0003169 | 0.32 |
| 84 | Butner | 2 | 6373 | 0.0003138 | 0.31 |
| 85 | Knightdale | 2 | 6445 | 0.0003103 | 0.31 |
| 86 | Wilkesboro | 1 | 3268 | 0.0003060 | 0.31 |
| 87 | Brevard | 2 | 6776 | 0.0002952 | 0.30 |
| 88 | Monroe | 9 | 30585 | 0.0002943 | 0.29 |
| 89 | High Point | 28 | 96983 | 0.0002887 | 0.29 |
| 90 | Wallace | 1 | 3601 | 0.0002777 | 0.28 |
| 91 | Statesville | 7 | 25371 | 0.0002759 | 0.28 |
| 92 | Kernersville | 6 | 21787 | 0.0002754 | 0.28 |
| 93 | Franklin | 1 | 3683 | 0.0002715 | 0.27 |
| 94 | China Grove | 1 | 3788 | 0.0002640 | 0.26 |
| 95 | Spindale | 1 | 3999 | 0.0002501 | 0.25 |
| 96 | Southern Pines | 3 | 12118 | 0.0002476 | 0.25 |
| 97 | Canton | 1 | 4082 | 0.0002450 | 0.24 |
| 98 | Hickory | 10 | 41035 | 0.0002437 | 0.24 |
| 99 | Beaufort | 1 | 4201 | 0.0002380 | 0.24 |
| 100 | Chapel Hill | 12 | 50532 | 0.0002375 | 0.24 |
| 101 | Shelby | 5 | 21687 | 0.0002306 | 0.23 |
| 102 | Durham | 48 | 208932 | 0.0002297 | 0.23 |
| 103 | Thomasville | 6 | 26388 | 0.0002274 | 0.23 |
| 104 | Havelock | 5 | 22097 | 0.0002263 | 0.23 |
| 105 | Wilmington | 22 | 97381 | 0.0002259 | 0.23 |
| 106 | Greenville | 16 | 70904 | 0.0002257 | 0.23 |
| 107 | Morehead City | 2 | 9024 | 0.0002216 | 0.22 |
| 108 | Mint Hill | 4 | 18228 | 0.0002194 | 0.22 |
| 109 | Farmville | 1 | 4637 | 0.0002157 | 0.22 |
| 110 | Rockingham | 2 | 9404 | 0.0002127 | 0.21 |
| 111 | Waynesville | 2 | 9573 | 0.0002089 | 0.21 |
| 112 | Ayden | 1 | 4894 | 0.0002043 | 0.20 |
| 113 | Raleigh | 71 | 348345 | 0.0002038 | 0.20 |
| 114 | Mount Holly | 2 | 9869 | 0.0002027 | 0.20 |
| 115 | Washington | 2 | 10037 | 0.0001993 | 0.20 |
| 116 | Concord | 12 | 62311 | 0.0001926 | 0.19 |
| 117 | Rocky Mount | 11 | 57756 | 0.0001905 | 0.19 |
| 118 | Lincolnton | 2 | 10600 | 0.0001887 | 0.19 |
| 119 | Tarboro | 2 | 10812 | 0.0001850 | 0.18 |
| 120 | Sanford | 5 | 27243 | 0.0001835 | 0.18 |
| 121 | Hillsborough | 1 | 5489 | 0.0001822 | 0.18 |
| 122 | Kings Mountain | 2 | 11079 | 0.0001805 | 0.18 |
| 123 | Cherryville | 1 | 5564 | 0.0001797 | 0.18 |
| 124 | Fuquay-Varina | 2 | 12443 | 0.0001607 | 0.16 |
| 125 | Clayton | 2 | 13201 | 0.0001515 | 0.15 |
| 126 | Kill Devil Hills | 1 | 6681 | 0.0001497 | 0.15 |
| 127 | Black Mountain | 1 | 7803 | 0.0001282 | 0.13 |
| 128 | Asheboro | 3 | 24111 | 0.0001244 | 0.12 |
| 129 | Siler City | 1 | 8240 | 0.0001214 | 0.12 |
| 130 | Belmont | 1 | 8954 | 0.0001117 | 0.11 |
| 131 | Cary | 11 | 108563 | 0.0001013 | 0.10 |
| 132 | Jacksonville | 7 | 73696 | 0.0000950 | 0.09 |
| 133 | Garner | 2 | 22810 | 0.0000877 | 0.09 |
| 134 | Hendersonville | 1 | 11623 | 0.0000860 | 0.09 |
| 135 | Pinehurst | 1 | 11665 | 0.0000857 | 0.09 |
| 136 | New Bern | 2 | 24587 | 0.0000813 | 0.08 |
| 137 | Hope Mills | 1 | 13037 | 0.0000767 | 0.08 |
| 138 | Goldsboro | 3 | 39442 | 0.0000761 | 0.08 |
| 139 | Carrboro | 1 | 16753 | 0.0000597 | 0.06 |
| 140 | Lenoir | 1 | 18269 | 0.0000547 | 0.05 |
| 141 | Winston-Salem | 10 | 197621 | 0.0000506 | 0.05 |
| 142 | Wake Forest | 1 | 20528 | 0.0000487 | 0.05 |
| 143 | Zebulon | 0 | 4302 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 144 | Yanceyville | 0 | 2190 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 145 | Wrightsville Beach | 0 | 2618 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 146 | Woodland | 0 | 813 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 147 | Woodfin | 0 | 3342 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 148 | Windsor | 0 | 2276 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 149 | Williamston | 0 | 5763 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 150 | White Lake | 0 | 543 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 151 | Whitakers | 0 | 788 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 152 | Whispering Pines | 0 | 2180 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 153 | Wendell | 0 | 4606 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 154 | Weaverville | 0 | 2558 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 155 | Vass | 0 | 785 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 156 | Vanceboro | 0 | 863 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 157 | Tryon | 0 | 1787 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 158 | Troutman | 0 | 1740 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 159 | Trent Woods | 0 | 4040 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 160 | Taylorsville | 0 | 1892 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 161 | Tabor City | 0 | 2681 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 162 | Surf City | 0 | 1750 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 163 | Sunset Beach | 0 | 2219 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 164 | Sugar Mountain | 0 | 224 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 165 | Stallings | 0 | 3931 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 166 | Spring Hope | 0 | 1297 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 167 | Southern Shores | 0 | 2695 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 168 | Rutherfordton | 0 | 4181 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 169 | Roxboro | 0 | 8930 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 170 | Rowland | 0 | 1171 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 171 | Rose Hill | 0 | 1404 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 172 | Rockwell | 0 | 2022 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 173 | River Bend | 0 | 2810 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 174 | Richlands | 0 | 844 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 175 | Ramseur | 0 | 1738 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 176 | Raeford | 0 | 3666 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 177 | Plymouth | 0 | 4043 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 178 | Pinebluff | 0 | 1244 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 179 | Pine Level | 0 | 1479 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 180 | Pine Knoll Shores | 0 | 1601 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 181 | Ocean Isle Beach | 0 | 514 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 182 | Oak Island | 0 | 7832 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 183 | North Wilkesboro | 0 | 4288 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 184 | North Topsail Beach | 0 | 877 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 185 | Newton | 0 | 13276 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 186 | Newport | 0 | 3917 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 187 | Newland | 0 | 700 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 188 | Nashville | 0 | 4566 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 189 | Mount Olive | 0 | 4531 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 190 | Mount Gilead | 0 | 1415 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 191 | Morrisville | 0 | 12435 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 192 | Mocksville | 0 | 4553 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 193 | Middlesex | 0 | 868 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 194 | Maysville | 0 | 1010 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 195 | Mayodan | 0 | 2547 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 196 | Mars Hill | 0 | 1871 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 197 | Manteo | 0 | 1327 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 198 | Maiden | 0 | 3329 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 199 | Madison | 0 | 2284 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 200 | Louisburg | 0 | 3423 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 201 | Lillington | 0 | 3225 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 202 | Liberty | 0 | 2766 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 203 | Leland | 0 | 4529 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 204 | Laurel Park | 0 | 2125 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 205 | La Grange | 0 | 2860 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 206 | Kitty Hawk | 0 | 3425 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 207 | Kenly | 0 | 1867 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 208 | Jonesville | 0 | 2321 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 209 | Jefferson | 0 | 1393 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 210 | Holly Springs | 0 | 15532 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 211 | Holly Ridge | 0 | 776 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 212 | Holden Beach | 0 | 864 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 213 | Highlands | 0 | 960 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 214 | Granite Falls | 0 | 4664 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 215 | Garysburg | 0 | 1226 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 216 | Franklinton | 0 | 1937 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 217 | Four Oaks | 0 | 1800 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 218 | Fletcher | 0 | 4612 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 219 | Erwin | 0 | 4888 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 220 | Enfield | 0 | 2348 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 221 | Emerald Isle | 0 | 3760 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 222 | Elkin | 0 | 4401 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 223 | Elizabethtown | 0 | 3921 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 224 | Edenton | 0 | 5101 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 225 | Drexel | 0 | 1932 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 226 | Dobson | 0 | 1538 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 227 | Clyde | 0 | 1384 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 228 | Cleveland | 0 | 839 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 229 | Claremont | 0 | 1126 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 230 | Chocowinity | 0 | 746 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 231 | Catawba | 0 | 754 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 232 | Caswell Beach | 0 | 475 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 233 | Cape Carteret | 0 | 1428 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 234 | Cameron | 0 | 160 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 235 | Burnsville | 0 | 1660 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 236 | Burgaw | 0 | 3831 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 237 | Bryson City | 0 | 1388 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 238 | Boone | 0 | 13455 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 239 | Boiling Springs | 0 | 4189 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 240 | Blowing Rock | 0 | 1452 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 241 | Bladenboro | 0 | 1747 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 242 | Biscoe | 0 | 1749 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 243 | Biltmore Forest | 0 | 1527 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 244 | Benson | 0 | 3347 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 245 | Beech Mountain | 0 | 312 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 246 | Banner Elk | 0 | 977 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 247 | Bailey | 0 | 688 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 248 | Badin | 0 | 1275 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 249 | Aulander | 0 | 911 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 250 | Atlantic Beach | 0 | 1839 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 251 | Andrews | 0 | 1737 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |