| Burglary data for NC cities in year 2006 |
| Rank | City | Burglary | Population | Burglary per person | Burglary per 1000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Isle Beach | 49 | 514 | 0.0953307 | 95.33 |
| 2 | Holden Beach | 57 | 864 | 0.0659722 | 65.97 |
| 3 | Red Springs | 208 | 3554 | 0.0585256 | 58.53 |
| 4 | Pembroke | 147 | 2747 | 0.0535129 | 53.51 |
| 5 | White Lake | 27 | 543 | 0.0497238 | 49.72 |
| 6 | Fairmont | 120 | 2670 | 0.0449438 | 44.94 |
| 7 | Leland | 166 | 4529 | 0.0366527 | 36.65 |
| 8 | Kenly | 68 | 1867 | 0.0364221 | 36.42 |
| 9 | Scotland Neck | 82 | 2285 | 0.0358862 | 35.89 |
| 10 | Selma | 233 | 6779 | 0.0343709 | 34.37 |
| 11 | Spring Lake | 283 | 8361 | 0.0338476 | 33.85 |
| 12 | Longview | 166 | 4937 | 0.0336237 | 33.62 |
| 13 | Rowland | 37 | 1171 | 0.0315969 | 31.60 |
| 14 | Mount Gilead | 44 | 1415 | 0.0310954 | 31.10 |
| 15 | Atlantic Beach | 57 | 1839 | 0.0309951 | 31.00 |
| 16 | Surf City | 54 | 1750 | 0.0308571 | 30.86 |
| 17 | Statesville | 777 | 25371 | 0.0306255 | 30.63 |
| 18 | Marion | 154 | 5113 | 0.0301193 | 30.12 |
| 19 | Pineville | 110 | 3723 | 0.0295461 | 29.55 |
| 20 | Rocky Mount | 1696 | 57756 | 0.0293649 | 29.36 |
| 21 | Lumberton | 638 | 22022 | 0.0289710 | 28.97 |
| 22 | North Topsail Beach | 25 | 877 | 0.0285063 | 28.51 |
| 23 | Emerald Isle | 107 | 3760 | 0.0284574 | 28.46 |
| 24 | Rockingham | 265 | 9404 | 0.0281795 | 28.18 |
| 25 | Garysburg | 34 | 1226 | 0.0277325 | 27.73 |
| 26 | Highlands | 26 | 960 | 0.0270833 | 27.08 |
| 27 | Wadesboro | 145 | 5368 | 0.0270119 | 27.01 |
| 28 | Raeford | 99 | 3666 | 0.0270049 | 27.00 |
| 29 | Fayetteville | 3519 | 132521 | 0.0265543 | 26.55 |
| 30 | Shallotte | 43 | 1620 | 0.0265432 | 26.54 |
| 31 | Enfield | 61 | 2348 | 0.0259796 | 25.98 |
| 32 | Dunn | 261 | 10086 | 0.0258775 | 25.88 |
| 33 | Whiteville | 137 | 5316 | 0.0257713 | 25.77 |
| 34 | Oxford | 224 | 8700 | 0.0257471 | 25.75 |
| 35 | Beech Mountain | 8 | 312 | 0.0256410 | 25.64 |
| 36 | Cameron | 4 | 160 | 0.0250000 | 25.00 |
| 37 | Benson | 81 | 3347 | 0.0242008 | 24.20 |
| 38 | Chadbourn | 51 | 2147 | 0.0237541 | 23.75 |
| 39 | Nags Head | 74 | 3137 | 0.0235894 | 23.59 |
| 40 | Youngsville | 17 | 726 | 0.0234160 | 23.42 |
| 41 | Jonesville | 54 | 2321 | 0.0232658 | 23.27 |
| 42 | Spencer | 79 | 3412 | 0.0231536 | 23.15 |
| 43 | Middlesex | 20 | 868 | 0.0230415 | 23.04 |
| 44 | Sunset Beach | 50 | 2219 | 0.0225327 | 22.53 |
| 45 | Hertford | 48 | 2146 | 0.0223672 | 22.37 |
| 46 | Sugar Mountain | 5 | 224 | 0.0223214 | 22.32 |
| 47 | Henderson | 366 | 16537 | 0.0221322 | 22.13 |
| 48 | Vanceboro | 19 | 863 | 0.0220162 | 22.02 |
| 49 | Tabor City | 59 | 2681 | 0.0220067 | 22.01 |
| 50 | Winston-Salem | 4289 | 197621 | 0.0217032 | 21.70 |
| 51 | Roxboro | 191 | 8930 | 0.0213886 | 21.39 |
| 52 | Reidsville | 314 | 15073 | 0.0208320 | 20.83 |
| 53 | Plymouth | 84 | 4043 | 0.0207767 | 20.78 |
| 54 | Randleman | 77 | 3726 | 0.0206656 | 20.67 |
| 55 | Granite Falls | 95 | 4664 | 0.0203688 | 20.37 |
| 56 | Robersonville | 34 | 1670 | 0.0203593 | 20.36 |
| 57 | Saint Pauls | 47 | 2309 | 0.0203551 | 20.36 |
| 58 | Stallings | 80 | 3931 | 0.0203511 | 20.35 |
| 59 | Cleveland | 17 | 839 | 0.0202622 | 20.26 |
| 60 | Bladenboro | 35 | 1747 | 0.0200343 | 20.03 |
| 61 | Taylorsville | 37 | 1892 | 0.0195560 | 19.56 |
| 62 | Charlotte | 13582 | 699398 | 0.0194196 | 19.42 |
| 63 | Holly Ridge | 15 | 776 | 0.0193299 | 19.33 |
| 64 | Franklin | 70 | 3683 | 0.0190062 | 19.01 |
| 65 | Ramseur | 33 | 1738 | 0.0189873 | 18.99 |
| 66 | Troutman | 33 | 1740 | 0.0189655 | 18.97 |
| 67 | Madison | 43 | 2284 | 0.0188266 | 18.83 |
| 68 | Carolina Beach | 103 | 5496 | 0.0187409 | 18.74 |
| 69 | Wilkesboro | 61 | 3268 | 0.0186659 | 18.67 |
| 70 | Aulander | 17 | 911 | 0.0186608 | 18.66 |
| 71 | Greenville | 1323 | 70904 | 0.0186590 | 18.66 |
| 72 | Stanley | 58 | 3156 | 0.0183777 | 18.38 |
| 73 | Canton | 75 | 4082 | 0.0183733 | 18.37 |
| 74 | Spindale | 73 | 3999 | 0.0182546 | 18.25 |
| 75 | Norwood | 40 | 2203 | 0.0181571 | 18.16 |
| 76 | Gastonia | 1271 | 70340 | 0.0180694 | 18.07 |
| 77 | Hamlet | 107 | 5940 | 0.0180135 | 18.01 |
| 78 | Hickory | 736 | 41035 | 0.0179359 | 17.94 |
| 79 | Williamston | 102 | 5763 | 0.0176991 | 17.70 |
| 80 | Oak Island | 138 | 7832 | 0.0176200 | 17.62 |
| 81 | Laurinburg | 284 | 16125 | 0.0176124 | 17.61 |
| 82 | High Point | 1697 | 96983 | 0.0174979 | 17.50 |
| 83 | Greensboro | 4129 | 236591 | 0.0174521 | 17.45 |
| 84 | Wilmington | 1694 | 97381 | 0.0173956 | 17.40 |
| 85 | Asheboro | 418 | 24111 | 0.0173365 | 17.34 |
| 86 | Shelby | 373 | 21687 | 0.0171992 | 17.20 |
| 87 | Wrightsville Beach | 45 | 2618 | 0.0171887 | 17.19 |
| 88 | Cherryville | 95 | 5564 | 0.0170740 | 17.07 |
| 89 | Mount Airy | 147 | 8623 | 0.0170474 | 17.05 |
| 90 | Kinston | 396 | 23307 | 0.0169906 | 16.99 |
| 91 | Wingate | 49 | 2923 | 0.0167636 | 16.76 |
| 92 | Thomasville | 442 | 26388 | 0.0167500 | 16.75 |
| 93 | Manteo | 22 | 1327 | 0.0165787 | 16.58 |
| 94 | Roanoke Rapids | 278 | 16786 | 0.0165614 | 16.56 |
| 95 | Monroe | 505 | 30585 | 0.0165114 | 16.51 |
| 96 | Whitakers | 13 | 788 | 0.0164975 | 16.50 |
| 97 | Salisbury | 461 | 28113 | 0.0163981 | 16.40 |
| 98 | North Wilkesboro | 70 | 4288 | 0.0163246 | 16.32 |
| 99 | Wallace | 58 | 3601 | 0.0161066 | 16.11 |
| 100 | Goldsboro | 633 | 39442 | 0.0160489 | 16.05 |
| 101 | Franklinton | 31 | 1937 | 0.0160041 | 16.00 |
| 102 | Bailey | 11 | 688 | 0.0159884 | 15.99 |
| 103 | Louisburg | 54 | 3423 | 0.0157756 | 15.78 |
| 104 | Kill Devil Hills | 105 | 6681 | 0.0157162 | 15.72 |
| 105 | Clinton | 139 | 8943 | 0.0155429 | 15.54 |
| 106 | Lexington | 319 | 20805 | 0.0153329 | 15.33 |
| 107 | Farmville | 71 | 4637 | 0.0153116 | 15.31 |
| 108 | Troy | 51 | 3334 | 0.0152969 | 15.30 |
| 109 | Lincolnton | 162 | 10600 | 0.0152830 | 15.28 |
| 110 | Newton | 202 | 13276 | 0.0152154 | 15.22 |
| 111 | Sanford | 411 | 27243 | 0.0150864 | 15.09 |
| 112 | Smithfield | 183 | 12209 | 0.0149889 | 14.99 |
| 113 | Southern Pines | 181 | 12118 | 0.0149365 | 14.94 |
| 114 | Erwin | 73 | 4888 | 0.0149345 | 14.93 |
| 115 | Durham | 3098 | 208932 | 0.0148278 | 14.83 |
| 116 | Ayden | 71 | 4894 | 0.0145076 | 14.51 |
| 117 | Sylva | 35 | 2446 | 0.0143091 | 14.31 |
| 118 | Burlington | 692 | 48542 | 0.0142557 | 14.26 |
| 119 | Zebulon | 61 | 4302 | 0.0141795 | 14.18 |
| 120 | Murfreesboro | 32 | 2265 | 0.0141280 | 14.13 |
| 121 | Waynesville | 135 | 9573 | 0.0141022 | 14.10 |
| 122 | Spring Hope | 18 | 1297 | 0.0138782 | 13.88 |
| 123 | Hope Mills | 178 | 13037 | 0.0136534 | 13.65 |
| 124 | Elizabethtown | 53 | 3921 | 0.0135170 | 13.52 |
| 125 | Waxhaw | 44 | 3271 | 0.0134515 | 13.45 |
| 126 | Beulaville | 15 | 1120 | 0.0133929 | 13.39 |
| 127 | Albemarle | 209 | 15631 | 0.0133709 | 13.37 |
| 128 | Claremont | 15 | 1126 | 0.0133215 | 13.32 |
| 129 | Hendersonville | 154 | 11623 | 0.0132496 | 13.25 |
| 130 | Rose Hill | 18 | 1404 | 0.0128205 | 12.82 |
| 131 | Windsor | 29 | 2276 | 0.0127417 | 12.74 |
| 132 | Lillington | 41 | 3225 | 0.0127132 | 12.71 |
| 133 | Biscoe | 22 | 1749 | 0.0125786 | 12.58 |
| 134 | Hillsborough | 69 | 5489 | 0.0125706 | 12.57 |
| 135 | Morehead City | 113 | 9024 | 0.0125222 | 12.52 |
| 136 | New Bern | 307 | 24587 | 0.0124863 | 12.49 |
| 137 | Carrboro | 209 | 16753 | 0.0124754 | 12.48 |
| 138 | Belmont | 111 | 8954 | 0.0123967 | 12.40 |
| 139 | Lenoir | 226 | 18269 | 0.0123707 | 12.37 |
| 140 | Mount Olive | 56 | 4531 | 0.0123593 | 12.36 |
| 141 | Woodland | 10 | 813 | 0.0123001 | 12.30 |
| 142 | Woodfin | 41 | 3342 | 0.0122681 | 12.27 |
| 143 | Ahoskie | 54 | 4410 | 0.0122449 | 12.24 |
| 144 | Mint Hill | 219 | 18228 | 0.0120145 | 12.01 |
| 145 | La Grange | 34 | 2860 | 0.0118881 | 11.89 |
| 146 | Yanceyville | 26 | 2190 | 0.0118721 | 11.87 |
| 147 | Graham | 166 | 14230 | 0.0116655 | 11.67 |
| 148 | Washington | 117 | 10037 | 0.0116569 | 11.66 |
| 149 | Tarboro | 126 | 10812 | 0.0116537 | 11.65 |
| 150 | Southport | 31 | 2779 | 0.0111551 | 11.16 |
| 151 | Aberdeen | 54 | 4890 | 0.0110429 | 11.04 |
| 152 | Swansboro | 15 | 1365 | 0.0109890 | 10.99 |
| 153 | Angier | 46 | 4189 | 0.0109811 | 10.98 |
| 154 | Granite Quarry | 25 | 2277 | 0.0109794 | 10.98 |
| 155 | Asheville | 793 | 73672 | 0.0107639 | 10.76 |
| 156 | Southern Shores | 29 | 2695 | 0.0107607 | 10.76 |
| 157 | Archdale | 103 | 9616 | 0.0107113 | 10.71 |
| 158 | Butner | 67 | 6373 | 0.0105131 | 10.51 |
| 159 | Chapel Hill | 528 | 50532 | 0.0104488 | 10.45 |
| 160 | Pittsboro | 26 | 2501 | 0.0103958 | 10.40 |
| 161 | Wilson | 494 | 47904 | 0.0103123 | 10.31 |
| 162 | Kings Mountain | 114 | 11079 | 0.0102897 | 10.29 |
| 163 | Pine Knoll Shores | 16 | 1601 | 0.0099938 | 9.99 |
| 164 | Warsaw | 31 | 3154 | 0.0098288 | 9.83 |
| 165 | Pinebluff | 12 | 1244 | 0.0096463 | 9.65 |
| 166 | Garner | 220 | 22810 | 0.0096449 | 9.64 |
| 167 | Kitty Hawk | 33 | 3425 | 0.0096350 | 9.64 |
| 168 | Knightdale | 62 | 6445 | 0.0096199 | 9.62 |
| 169 | Mebane | 87 | 9123 | 0.0095363 | 9.54 |
| 170 | Nashville | 43 | 4566 | 0.0094174 | 9.42 |
| 171 | Winterville | 45 | 4782 | 0.0094103 | 9.41 |
| 172 | Kernersville | 202 | 21787 | 0.0092716 | 9.27 |
| 173 | Mocksville | 42 | 4553 | 0.0092247 | 9.22 |
| 174 | Old Fort | 9 | 987 | 0.0091185 | 9.12 |
| 175 | Carthage | 18 | 1974 | 0.0091185 | 9.12 |
| 176 | Beaufort | 38 | 4201 | 0.0090455 | 9.05 |
| 177 | Mayodan | 23 | 2547 | 0.0090302 | 9.03 |
| 178 | Edenton | 46 | 5101 | 0.0090178 | 9.02 |
| 179 | Belhaven | 18 | 2004 | 0.0089820 | 8.98 |
| 180 | Blowing Rock | 13 | 1452 | 0.0089532 | 8.95 |
| 181 | Mount Holly | 86 | 9869 | 0.0087142 | 8.71 |
| 182 | Clyde | 12 | 1384 | 0.0086705 | 8.67 |
| 183 | Brevard | 58 | 6776 | 0.0085596 | 8.56 |
| 184 | Mars Hill | 16 | 1871 | 0.0085516 | 8.55 |
| 185 | Raleigh | 2978 | 348345 | 0.0085490 | 8.55 |
| 186 | Grifton | 18 | 2107 | 0.0085430 | 8.54 |
| 187 | Fuquay-Varina | 106 | 12443 | 0.0085188 | 8.52 |
| 188 | Burnsville | 14 | 1660 | 0.0084337 | 8.43 |
| 189 | Marshville | 24 | 2876 | 0.0083449 | 8.34 |
| 190 | Four Oaks | 15 | 1800 | 0.0083333 | 8.33 |
| 191 | Wake Forest | 171 | 20528 | 0.0083301 | 8.33 |
| 192 | Hudson | 26 | 3122 | 0.0083280 | 8.33 |
| 193 | Richlands | 7 | 844 | 0.0082938 | 8.29 |
| 194 | Siler City | 68 | 8240 | 0.0082524 | 8.25 |
| 195 | Banner Elk | 8 | 977 | 0.0081883 | 8.19 |
| 196 | Murphy | 13 | 1596 | 0.0081454 | 8.15 |
| 197 | Clayton | 106 | 13201 | 0.0080297 | 8.03 |
| 198 | Fletcher | 37 | 4612 | 0.0080225 | 8.02 |
| 199 | Maiden | 26 | 3329 | 0.0078102 | 7.81 |
| 200 | Black Mountain | 60 | 7803 | 0.0076894 | 7.69 |
| 201 | Landis | 24 | 3125 | 0.0076800 | 7.68 |
| 202 | Vass | 6 | 785 | 0.0076433 | 7.64 |
| 203 | Yadkinville | 22 | 2924 | 0.0075239 | 7.52 |
| 204 | Matthews | 192 | 25811 | 0.0074387 | 7.44 |
| 205 | Concord | 459 | 62311 | 0.0073663 | 7.37 |
| 206 | Kannapolis | 292 | 39820 | 0.0073330 | 7.33 |
| 207 | Elkin | 32 | 4401 | 0.0072711 | 7.27 |
| 208 | Huntersville | 268 | 37103 | 0.0072231 | 7.22 |
| 209 | Newland | 5 | 700 | 0.0071429 | 7.14 |
| 210 | Newport | 27 | 3917 | 0.0068930 | 6.89 |
| 211 | Chocowinity | 5 | 746 | 0.0067024 | 6.70 |
| 212 | Kenansville | 6 | 899 | 0.0066741 | 6.67 |
| 213 | Catawba | 5 | 754 | 0.0066313 | 6.63 |
| 214 | Morrisville | 81 | 12435 | 0.0065139 | 6.51 |
| 215 | Wendell | 30 | 4606 | 0.0065132 | 6.51 |
| 216 | Winton | 6 | 938 | 0.0063966 | 6.40 |
| 217 | Valdese | 27 | 4620 | 0.0058442 | 5.84 |
| 218 | China Grove | 22 | 3788 | 0.0058078 | 5.81 |
| 219 | Havelock | 125 | 22097 | 0.0056569 | 5.66 |
| 220 | Mooresville | 117 | 20897 | 0.0055989 | 5.60 |
| 221 | Tryon | 10 | 1787 | 0.0055960 | 5.60 |
| 222 | Jacksonville | 408 | 73696 | 0.0055363 | 5.54 |
| 223 | Sparta | 10 | 1833 | 0.0054555 | 5.46 |
| 224 | Cary | 554 | 108563 | 0.0051030 | 5.10 |
| 225 | Weaverville | 13 | 2558 | 0.0050821 | 5.08 |
| 226 | Boiling Springs | 21 | 4189 | 0.0050131 | 5.01 |
| 227 | Rockwell | 10 | 2022 | 0.0049456 | 4.95 |
| 228 | Sharpsburg | 12 | 2509 | 0.0047828 | 4.78 |
| 229 | Burgaw | 18 | 3831 | 0.0046985 | 4.70 |
| 230 | Dobson | 7 | 1538 | 0.0045514 | 4.55 |
| 231 | Boone | 58 | 13455 | 0.0043107 | 4.31 |
| 232 | Rutherfordton | 18 | 4181 | 0.0043052 | 4.31 |
| 233 | Holly Springs | 66 | 15532 | 0.0042493 | 4.25 |
| 234 | Caswell Beach | 2 | 475 | 0.0042105 | 4.21 |
| 235 | Drexel | 8 | 1932 | 0.0041408 | 4.14 |
| 236 | Bethel | 7 | 1723 | 0.0040627 | 4.06 |
| 237 | Creedmoor | 13 | 3218 | 0.0040398 | 4.04 |
| 238 | Andrews | 7 | 1737 | 0.0040299 | 4.03 |
| 239 | Liberty | 11 | 2766 | 0.0039769 | 3.98 |
| 240 | Whispering Pines | 7 | 2180 | 0.0032110 | 3.21 |
| 241 | Maysville | 3 | 1010 | 0.0029703 | 2.97 |
| 242 | Jefferson | 4 | 1393 | 0.0028715 | 2.87 |
| 243 | Pine Level | 4 | 1479 | 0.0027045 | 2.70 |
| 244 | Biltmore Forest | 3 | 1527 | 0.0019646 | 1.96 |
| 245 | River Bend | 4 | 2810 | 0.0014235 | 1.42 |
| 246 | Bryson City | 1 | 1388 | 0.0007205 | 0.72 |
| 247 | Cape Carteret | 1 | 1428 | 0.0007003 | 0.70 |
| 248 | Trent Woods | 2 | 4040 | 0.0004950 | 0.50 |
| 249 | Laurel Park | 1 | 2125 | 0.0004706 | 0.47 |
| 250 | Pinehurst | 3 | 11665 | 0.0002572 | 0.26 |
| 251 | Badin | 0 | 1275 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |