| Motor vehicle theft data for NC cities in year 2006 |
| Rank | City | Motor vehicle theft |
Population | Motor vehicle theft per person |
Motor vehicle theft per 1000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pineville | 81 | 3723 | 0.0217566 | 21.76 |
| 2 | Cameron | 3 | 160 | 0.0187500 | 18.75 |
| 3 | Bailey | 11 | 688 | 0.0159884 | 15.99 |
| 4 | Ocean Isle Beach | 6 | 514 | 0.0116732 | 11.67 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 7150 | 699398 | 0.0102231 | 10.22 |
| 6 | Longview | 48 | 4937 | 0.0097225 | 9.72 |
| 7 | Lumberton | 209 | 22022 | 0.0094905 | 9.49 |
| 8 | White Lake | 5 | 543 | 0.0092081 | 9.21 |
| 9 | Red Springs | 30 | 3554 | 0.0084412 | 8.44 |
| 10 | Whiteville | 44 | 5316 | 0.0082769 | 8.28 |
| 11 | Shallotte | 13 | 1620 | 0.0080247 | 8.02 |
| 12 | Claremont | 9 | 1126 | 0.0079929 | 7.99 |
| 13 | Fayetteville | 1023 | 132521 | 0.0077195 | 7.72 |
| 14 | Rowland | 9 | 1171 | 0.0076857 | 7.69 |
| 15 | Fairmont | 20 | 2670 | 0.0074906 | 7.49 |
| 16 | Stallings | 29 | 3931 | 0.0073773 | 7.38 |
| 17 | Swansboro | 10 | 1365 | 0.0073260 | 7.33 |
| 18 | Gastonia | 489 | 70340 | 0.0069519 | 6.95 |
| 19 | Spring Lake | 58 | 8361 | 0.0069370 | 6.94 |
| 20 | Dunn | 68 | 10086 | 0.0067420 | 6.74 |
| 21 | Rocky Mount | 386 | 57756 | 0.0066833 | 6.68 |
| 22 | Wilmington | 648 | 97381 | 0.0066543 | 6.65 |
| 23 | Bryson City | 9 | 1388 | 0.0064841 | 6.48 |
| 24 | Asheville | 472 | 73672 | 0.0064068 | 6.41 |
| 25 | Hendersonville | 74 | 11623 | 0.0063667 | 6.37 |
| 26 | Landis | 19 | 3125 | 0.0060800 | 6.08 |
| 27 | Chadbourn | 13 | 2147 | 0.0060550 | 6.05 |
| 28 | Hickory | 245 | 41035 | 0.0059705 | 5.97 |
| 29 | Monroe | 181 | 30585 | 0.0059179 | 5.92 |
| 30 | North Topsail Beach | 5 | 877 | 0.0057013 | 5.70 |
| 31 | Hamlet | 33 | 5940 | 0.0055556 | 5.56 |
| 32 | Durham | 1151 | 208932 | 0.0055090 | 5.51 |
| 33 | Pembroke | 15 | 2747 | 0.0054605 | 5.46 |
| 34 | Archdale | 52 | 9616 | 0.0054077 | 5.41 |
| 35 | Kenly | 10 | 1867 | 0.0053562 | 5.36 |
| 36 | Salisbury | 150 | 28113 | 0.0053356 | 5.34 |
| 37 | Winston-Salem | 1034 | 197621 | 0.0052322 | 5.23 |
| 38 | High Point | 506 | 96983 | 0.0052174 | 5.22 |
| 39 | Bladenboro | 9 | 1747 | 0.0051517 | 5.15 |
| 40 | Greensboro | 1207 | 236591 | 0.0051016 | 5.10 |
| 41 | Smithfield | 62 | 12209 | 0.0050782 | 5.08 |
| 42 | Concord | 316 | 62311 | 0.0050713 | 5.07 |
| 43 | Fletcher | 23 | 4612 | 0.0049870 | 4.99 |
| 44 | Statesville | 124 | 25371 | 0.0048875 | 4.89 |
| 45 | Benson | 16 | 3347 | 0.0047804 | 4.78 |
| 46 | Graham | 68 | 14230 | 0.0047786 | 4.78 |
| 47 | Pine Level | 7 | 1479 | 0.0047329 | 4.73 |
| 48 | Aberdeen | 23 | 4890 | 0.0047035 | 4.70 |
| 49 | Mount Airy | 40 | 8623 | 0.0046388 | 4.64 |
| 50 | Middlesex | 4 | 868 | 0.0046083 | 4.61 |
| 51 | Asheboro | 111 | 24111 | 0.0046037 | 4.60 |
| 52 | Henderson | 76 | 16537 | 0.0045958 | 4.60 |
| 53 | Biscoe | 8 | 1749 | 0.0045740 | 4.57 |
| 54 | Wingate | 13 | 2923 | 0.0044475 | 4.45 |
| 55 | Four Oaks | 8 | 1800 | 0.0044444 | 4.44 |
| 56 | Newton | 57 | 13276 | 0.0042935 | 4.29 |
| 57 | Shelby | 91 | 21687 | 0.0041961 | 4.20 |
| 58 | Hillsborough | 23 | 5489 | 0.0041902 | 4.19 |
| 59 | Oxford | 36 | 8700 | 0.0041379 | 4.14 |
| 60 | Roanoke Rapids | 69 | 16786 | 0.0041106 | 4.11 |
| 61 | Banner Elk | 4 | 977 | 0.0040942 | 4.09 |
| 62 | Reidsville | 61 | 15073 | 0.0040470 | 4.05 |
| 63 | Rockingham | 38 | 9404 | 0.0040408 | 4.04 |
| 64 | Kinston | 94 | 23307 | 0.0040331 | 4.03 |
| 65 | Clinton | 36 | 8943 | 0.0040255 | 4.03 |
| 66 | Selma | 27 | 6779 | 0.0039829 | 3.98 |
| 67 | Greenville | 282 | 70904 | 0.0039772 | 3.98 |
| 68 | Waxhaw | 13 | 3271 | 0.0039743 | 3.97 |
| 69 | Mount Olive | 18 | 4531 | 0.0039726 | 3.97 |
| 70 | Lincolnton | 41 | 10600 | 0.0038679 | 3.87 |
| 71 | Holly Ridge | 3 | 776 | 0.0038660 | 3.87 |
| 72 | Goldsboro | 152 | 39442 | 0.0038538 | 3.85 |
| 73 | Tabor City | 10 | 2681 | 0.0037300 | 3.73 |
| 74 | Taylorsville | 7 | 1892 | 0.0036998 | 3.70 |
| 75 | Woodland | 3 | 813 | 0.0036900 | 3.69 |
| 76 | Erwin | 18 | 4888 | 0.0036825 | 3.68 |
| 77 | Burlington | 175 | 48542 | 0.0036051 | 3.61 |
| 78 | Thomasville | 95 | 26388 | 0.0036001 | 3.60 |
| 79 | Robersonville | 6 | 1670 | 0.0035928 | 3.59 |
| 80 | Richlands | 3 | 844 | 0.0035545 | 3.55 |
| 81 | Raeford | 13 | 3666 | 0.0035461 | 3.55 |
| 82 | Saint Pauls | 8 | 2309 | 0.0034647 | 3.46 |
| 83 | Andrews | 6 | 1737 | 0.0034542 | 3.45 |
| 84 | Troutman | 6 | 1740 | 0.0034483 | 3.45 |
| 85 | Jonesville | 8 | 2321 | 0.0034468 | 3.45 |
| 86 | Surf City | 6 | 1750 | 0.0034286 | 3.43 |
| 87 | Laurinburg | 55 | 16125 | 0.0034109 | 3.41 |
| 88 | Wilkesboro | 11 | 3268 | 0.0033660 | 3.37 |
| 89 | Kill Devil Hills | 22 | 6681 | 0.0032929 | 3.29 |
| 90 | Hertford | 7 | 2146 | 0.0032619 | 3.26 |
| 91 | Southport | 9 | 2779 | 0.0032386 | 3.24 |
| 92 | Hope Mills | 42 | 13037 | 0.0032216 | 3.22 |
| 93 | Beech Mountain | 1 | 312 | 0.0032051 | 3.21 |
| 94 | Canton | 13 | 4082 | 0.0031847 | 3.18 |
| 95 | Siler City | 26 | 8240 | 0.0031553 | 3.16 |
| 96 | Roxboro | 28 | 8930 | 0.0031355 | 3.14 |
| 97 | Marion | 16 | 5113 | 0.0031293 | 3.13 |
| 98 | Highlands | 3 | 960 | 0.0031250 | 3.13 |
| 99 | Sanford | 83 | 27243 | 0.0030467 | 3.05 |
| 100 | North Wilkesboro | 13 | 4288 | 0.0030317 | 3.03 |
| 101 | Waynesville | 29 | 9573 | 0.0030294 | 3.03 |
| 102 | Washington | 30 | 10037 | 0.0029889 | 2.99 |
| 103 | Franklin | 11 | 3683 | 0.0029867 | 2.99 |
| 104 | Lexington | 61 | 20805 | 0.0029320 | 2.93 |
| 105 | Matthews | 75 | 25811 | 0.0029057 | 2.91 |
| 106 | Lenoir | 53 | 18269 | 0.0029011 | 2.90 |
| 107 | Raleigh | 1006 | 348345 | 0.0028879 | 2.89 |
| 108 | New Bern | 71 | 24587 | 0.0028877 | 2.89 |
| 109 | Albemarle | 45 | 15631 | 0.0028789 | 2.88 |
| 110 | Mooresville | 60 | 20897 | 0.0028712 | 2.87 |
| 111 | Sylva | 7 | 2446 | 0.0028618 | 2.86 |
| 112 | Elizabethtown | 11 | 3921 | 0.0028054 | 2.81 |
| 113 | Lillington | 9 | 3225 | 0.0027907 | 2.79 |
| 114 | Zebulon | 12 | 4302 | 0.0027894 | 2.79 |
| 115 | Edenton | 14 | 5101 | 0.0027446 | 2.74 |
| 116 | Mebane | 25 | 9123 | 0.0027403 | 2.74 |
| 117 | Yanceyville | 6 | 2190 | 0.0027397 | 2.74 |
| 118 | Kannapolis | 109 | 39820 | 0.0027373 | 2.74 |
| 119 | Chocowinity | 2 | 746 | 0.0026810 | 2.68 |
| 120 | Belmont | 24 | 8954 | 0.0026804 | 2.68 |
| 121 | China Grove | 10 | 3788 | 0.0026399 | 2.64 |
| 122 | Wadesboro | 14 | 5368 | 0.0026080 | 2.61 |
| 123 | Southern Pines | 31 | 12118 | 0.0025582 | 2.56 |
| 124 | Nags Head | 8 | 3137 | 0.0025502 | 2.55 |
| 125 | Warsaw | 8 | 3154 | 0.0025365 | 2.54 |
| 126 | Mount Holly | 25 | 9869 | 0.0025332 | 2.53 |
| 127 | Winterville | 12 | 4782 | 0.0025094 | 2.51 |
| 128 | Murphy | 4 | 1596 | 0.0025063 | 2.51 |
| 129 | Spindale | 10 | 3999 | 0.0025006 | 2.50 |
| 130 | Leland | 11 | 4529 | 0.0024288 | 2.43 |
| 131 | Woodfin | 8 | 3342 | 0.0023938 | 2.39 |
| 132 | Louisburg | 8 | 3423 | 0.0023371 | 2.34 |
| 133 | Holden Beach | 2 | 864 | 0.0023148 | 2.31 |
| 134 | Elkin | 10 | 4401 | 0.0022722 | 2.27 |
| 135 | Williamston | 13 | 5763 | 0.0022558 | 2.26 |
| 136 | Wilson | 108 | 47904 | 0.0022545 | 2.25 |
| 137 | Morehead City | 20 | 9024 | 0.0022163 | 2.22 |
| 138 | Windsor | 5 | 2276 | 0.0021968 | 2.20 |
| 139 | Aulander | 2 | 911 | 0.0021954 | 2.20 |
| 140 | Kernersville | 47 | 21787 | 0.0021572 | 2.16 |
| 141 | Rutherfordton | 9 | 4181 | 0.0021526 | 2.15 |
| 142 | Caswell Beach | 1 | 475 | 0.0021053 | 2.11 |
| 143 | Fuquay-Varina | 26 | 12443 | 0.0020895 | 2.09 |
| 144 | Burgaw | 8 | 3831 | 0.0020882 | 2.09 |
| 145 | Marshville | 6 | 2876 | 0.0020862 | 2.09 |
| 146 | Franklinton | 4 | 1937 | 0.0020650 | 2.07 |
| 147 | Carolina Beach | 11 | 5496 | 0.0020015 | 2.00 |
| 148 | Mint Hill | 35 | 18228 | 0.0019201 | 1.92 |
| 149 | Angier | 8 | 4189 | 0.0019098 | 1.91 |
| 150 | Beaufort | 8 | 4201 | 0.0019043 | 1.90 |
| 151 | Garner | 43 | 22810 | 0.0018851 | 1.89 |
| 152 | Randleman | 7 | 3726 | 0.0018787 | 1.88 |
| 153 | Creedmoor | 6 | 3218 | 0.0018645 | 1.86 |
| 154 | Morrisville | 23 | 12435 | 0.0018496 | 1.85 |
| 155 | Ahoskie | 8 | 4410 | 0.0018141 | 1.81 |
| 156 | Burnsville | 3 | 1660 | 0.0018072 | 1.81 |
| 157 | Carrboro | 30 | 16753 | 0.0017907 | 1.79 |
| 158 | Oak Island | 14 | 7832 | 0.0017875 | 1.79 |
| 159 | Nashville | 8 | 4566 | 0.0017521 | 1.75 |
| 160 | Kitty Hawk | 6 | 3425 | 0.0017518 | 1.75 |
| 161 | Scotland Neck | 4 | 2285 | 0.0017505 | 1.75 |
| 162 | Bethel | 3 | 1723 | 0.0017411 | 1.74 |
| 163 | Butner | 11 | 6373 | 0.0017260 | 1.73 |
| 164 | Kings Mountain | 19 | 11079 | 0.0017150 | 1.71 |
| 165 | Yadkinville | 5 | 2924 | 0.0017100 | 1.71 |
| 166 | Knightdale | 11 | 6445 | 0.0017067 | 1.71 |
| 167 | Enfield | 4 | 2348 | 0.0017036 | 1.70 |
| 168 | Boiling Springs | 7 | 4189 | 0.0016710 | 1.67 |
| 169 | Wallace | 6 | 3601 | 0.0016662 | 1.67 |
| 170 | Jacksonville | 118 | 73696 | 0.0016012 | 1.60 |
| 171 | Spring Hope | 2 | 1297 | 0.0015420 | 1.54 |
| 172 | Mocksville | 7 | 4553 | 0.0015374 | 1.54 |
| 173 | Manteo | 2 | 1327 | 0.0015072 | 1.51 |
| 174 | Maiden | 5 | 3329 | 0.0015020 | 1.50 |
| 175 | Chapel Hill | 74 | 50532 | 0.0014644 | 1.46 |
| 176 | Huntersville | 54 | 37103 | 0.0014554 | 1.46 |
| 177 | Liberty | 4 | 2766 | 0.0014461 | 1.45 |
| 178 | Cherryville | 8 | 5564 | 0.0014378 | 1.44 |
| 179 | Newland | 1 | 700 | 0.0014286 | 1.43 |
| 180 | Laurel Park | 3 | 2125 | 0.0014118 | 1.41 |
| 181 | Blowing Rock | 2 | 1452 | 0.0013774 | 1.38 |
| 182 | Emerald Isle | 5 | 3760 | 0.0013298 | 1.33 |
| 183 | Catawba | 1 | 754 | 0.0013263 | 1.33 |
| 184 | Granite Quarry | 3 | 2277 | 0.0013175 | 1.32 |
| 185 | Wendell | 6 | 4606 | 0.0013026 | 1.30 |
| 186 | Farmville | 6 | 4637 | 0.0012939 | 1.29 |
| 187 | Clayton | 17 | 13201 | 0.0012878 | 1.29 |
| 188 | Black Mountain | 10 | 7803 | 0.0012816 | 1.28 |
| 189 | Vass | 1 | 785 | 0.0012739 | 1.27 |
| 190 | Whitakers | 1 | 788 | 0.0012690 | 1.27 |
| 191 | Stanley | 4 | 3156 | 0.0012674 | 1.27 |
| 192 | Havelock | 28 | 22097 | 0.0012671 | 1.27 |
| 193 | Boone | 17 | 13455 | 0.0012635 | 1.26 |
| 194 | Pine Knoll Shores | 2 | 1601 | 0.0012492 | 1.25 |
| 195 | Troy | 4 | 3334 | 0.0011998 | 1.20 |
| 196 | Weaverville | 3 | 2558 | 0.0011728 | 1.17 |
| 197 | Vanceboro | 1 | 863 | 0.0011587 | 1.16 |
| 198 | Ramseur | 2 | 1738 | 0.0011507 | 1.15 |
| 199 | Tryon | 2 | 1787 | 0.0011192 | 1.12 |
| 200 | Kenansville | 1 | 899 | 0.0011123 | 1.11 |
| 201 | Sparta | 2 | 1833 | 0.0010911 | 1.09 |
| 202 | Granite Falls | 5 | 4664 | 0.0010720 | 1.07 |
| 203 | Winton | 1 | 938 | 0.0010661 | 1.07 |
| 204 | Cary | 115 | 108563 | 0.0010593 | 1.06 |
| 205 | La Grange | 3 | 2860 | 0.0010490 | 1.05 |
| 206 | Drexel | 2 | 1932 | 0.0010352 | 1.04 |
| 207 | Brevard | 7 | 6776 | 0.0010331 | 1.03 |
| 208 | Carthage | 2 | 1974 | 0.0010132 | 1.01 |
| 209 | Maysville | 1 | 1010 | 0.0009901 | 0.99 |
| 210 | Rockwell | 2 | 2022 | 0.0009891 | 0.99 |
| 211 | Hudson | 3 | 3122 | 0.0009609 | 0.96 |
| 212 | Grifton | 2 | 2107 | 0.0009492 | 0.95 |
| 213 | Norwood | 2 | 2203 | 0.0009079 | 0.91 |
| 214 | Sunset Beach | 2 | 2219 | 0.0009013 | 0.90 |
| 215 | Beulaville | 1 | 1120 | 0.0008929 | 0.89 |
| 216 | Tarboro | 9 | 10812 | 0.0008324 | 0.83 |
| 217 | Ayden | 4 | 4894 | 0.0008173 | 0.82 |
| 218 | Garysburg | 1 | 1226 | 0.0008157 | 0.82 |
| 219 | Pittsboro | 2 | 2501 | 0.0007997 | 0.80 |
| 220 | Sharpsburg | 2 | 2509 | 0.0007971 | 0.80 |
| 221 | Newport | 3 | 3917 | 0.0007659 | 0.77 |
| 222 | Wrightsville Beach | 2 | 2618 | 0.0007639 | 0.76 |
| 223 | Southern Shores | 2 | 2695 | 0.0007421 | 0.74 |
| 224 | Rose Hill | 1 | 1404 | 0.0007123 | 0.71 |
| 225 | Wake Forest | 14 | 20528 | 0.0006820 | 0.68 |
| 226 | Biltmore Forest | 1 | 1527 | 0.0006549 | 0.65 |
| 227 | Dobson | 1 | 1538 | 0.0006502 | 0.65 |
| 228 | Valdese | 3 | 4620 | 0.0006494 | 0.65 |
| 229 | Mars Hill | 1 | 1871 | 0.0005345 | 0.53 |
| 230 | Plymouth | 2 | 4043 | 0.0004947 | 0.49 |
| 231 | Holly Springs | 7 | 15532 | 0.0004507 | 0.45 |
| 232 | Murfreesboro | 1 | 2265 | 0.0004415 | 0.44 |
| 233 | Pinehurst | 5 | 11665 | 0.0004286 | 0.43 |
| 234 | Spencer | 1 | 3412 | 0.0002931 | 0.29 |
| 235 | Youngsville | 0 | 726 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 236 | Whispering Pines | 0 | 2180 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 237 | Trent Woods | 0 | 4040 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 238 | Sugar Mountain | 0 | 224 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 239 | River Bend | 0 | 2810 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 240 | Pinebluff | 0 | 1244 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 241 | Old Fort | 0 | 987 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 242 | Mount Gilead | 0 | 1415 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 243 | Mayodan | 0 | 2547 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 244 | Madison | 0 | 2284 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 245 | Jefferson | 0 | 1393 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 246 | Clyde | 0 | 1384 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 247 | Cleveland | 0 | 839 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 248 | Cape Carteret | 0 | 1428 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 249 | Belhaven | 0 | 2004 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 250 | Badin | 0 | 1275 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |
| 251 | Atlantic Beach | 0 | 1839 | 0.0000000 | 0.00 |