What is the #1 safest cities in north carolina?

Taylorsville ranks #1 with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k).

What are the top 5 safest cities in north carolina?

1. Taylorsville (0.00), 2. Youngsville (0.00), 3. Biltmore Forest (0.00), 4. Foxfire (0.00), 5. Broadway (0.00)

How many cities in North Carolina are ranked?

This ranking includes 263 cities in North Carolina with available data.

Safest Cities in North Carolina (2026)

Taylorsville is the #1 ranked city in North Carolina with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k). This ranking includes 263 North Carolina cities with available data.

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All 263 Cities Ranked

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Taylorsville	2,386	0.00
2	Youngsville	2,581	0.00
3	Biltmore Forest	1,536	0.00
4	Foxfire	1,730	0.00
5	Broadway	1,429	0.00
6	Whispering Pines	5,081	0.00
7	Robbins	1,398	0.00
8	Candor	1,284	0.00
9	Banner Elk	1,338	0.00
10	Columbus	1,166	0.00
11	Princeton	1,543	0.00
12	Pine Level	2,072	0.00
13	Pine Knoll Shores	1,387	0.00
14	Highlands	1,276	0.00
15	Drexel	1,862	0.00
16	Middlesex	1,005	0.00
17	Pinebluff	1,723	0.00
18	Trent Woods	4,086	0.00
19	Southern Shores	3,119	0.32
20	Rolesville	10,200	0.34
21	Nashville	5,672	0.36
22	Davidson	14,852	0.42
23	Laurel Park	2,391	0.43
24	Madison	2,198	0.46
25	Swansboro	3,887	0.47
26	Stallings	16,495	0.51
27	Apex	67,765	0.53
28	Hudson	3,777	0.53
29	Holly Ridge	4,532	0.54
30	Black Mountain	8,462	0.58
31	Waxhaw	21,565	0.59
32	Pinehurst	17,992	0.59
33	Oak Island	8,888	0.61
34	Bethel	1,528	0.61
35	Weaverville	4,618	0.63
36	Fuquay-Varina	37,749	0.70
37	Cary	176,686	0.72
38	Lake Lure	1,488	0.72
39	Fletcher	8,022	0.73
40	Weldon	1,522	0.73
41	Liberty	2,678	0.74
42	West Jefferson	1,567	0.75
43	Elon	11,325	0.78
44	King	7,345	0.78
45	Holly Springs	43,429	0.81
46	Mayodan	2,446	0.81
47	Richlands	2,387	0.81
48	Winterville	10,624	0.82
49	Cape Carteret	2,598	0.88
50	Maiden	3,777	0.88
51	Southport	4,143	0.89
52	Boone	19,534	0.90
53	Spruce Pine	2,381	0.91
54	Vass	1,092	0.96
55	Leland	26,307	0.96
56	Granite Quarry	3,015	0.98
57	Morrisville	30,471	0.99
58	Mint Hill	26,954	0.99
59	Pittsboro	4,640	1.01
60	Cornelius	32,009	1.04
61	Holden Beach	1,047	1.06
62	Valdese	4,689	1.06
63	Sunset Beach	4,326	1.07
64	Mount Holly	17,928	1.08
65	Cramerton	5,376	1.08
66	Raeford	4,545	1.10
67	Lake Royale	2,959	1.12
68	Archdale	11,992	1.15
69	Magnolia	1,109	1.16
70	Rose Hill	1,501	1.20
71	Manteo	1,853	1.21
72	Jefferson	1,852	1.22
73	Stanley	4,014	1.23
74	Tryon	1,713	1.23
75	Lowell	3,711	1.30
76	Wendell	11,585	1.35
77	Huntersville	62,458	1.43
78	Wake Forest	51,199	1.47
79	Emerald Isle	3,915	1.50
80	Stoneville	1,213	1.50
81	China Grove	4,487	1.52
82	Angier	5,746	1.52
83	Spring Hope	1,334	1.52
84	Four Oaks	2,372	1.52
85	Canton	4,417	1.58
86	Concord	106,518	1.61
87	Navassa	2,148	1.63
88	Boonville	1,502	1.66
89	Kannapolis	56,470	1.68
90	Clayton	28,043	1.68
91	Ramseur	2,061	1.69
92	Mount Gilead	1,166	1.71
93	Jonesville	2,782	1.72
94	Chapel Hill	59,889	1.72
95	Troutman	3,813	1.73
96	Cherryville	6,154	1.73
97	Woodfin	7,957	1.74
98	Carthage	2,840	1.76
99	Gibsonville	9,289	1.77
100	Carrboro	21,170	1.81
101	Matthews	29,959	1.85
102	Bladenboro	2,181	1.88
103	Randleman	4,611	1.93
104	Knightdale	19,532	1.95
105	Burgaw	3,249	1.98
106	Granite Falls	4,921	2.04
107	Snow Hill	2,102	2.04
108	Havelock	16,471	2.05
109	Wrightsville Beach	2,679	2.08
110	Pilot Mountain	1,584	2.10
111	Biscoe	2,259	2.16
112	Dobson	1,521	2.16
113	Coats	2,029	2.17
114	Kill Devil Hills	7,727	2.17
115	Mooresville	51,447	2.19
116	Sanford	30,833	2.22
117	Cleveland	1,053	2.25
118	Kernersville	27,439	2.28
119	Robersonville	1,319	2.30
120	Maxton	2,398	2.36
121	Grifton	2,661	2.40
122	Marion	7,594	2.42
123	Kitty Hawk	3,721	2.42
124	Aberdeen	8,969	2.45
125	Franklin	4,221	2.51
126	Ayden	5,035	2.54
127	North Wilkesboro	4,348	2.54
128	Nags Head	3,164	2.56
129	Mars Hill	2,738	2.57
130	Dallas	6,012	2.57
131	Butner	7,996	2.57
132	Lenoir	18,282	2.58
133	Kenansville	1,157	2.62
134	Mocksville	6,001	2.63
135	Hendersonville	15,253	2.63
136	Brevard	7,795	2.68
137	Franklinton	2,562	2.85
138	Belhaven	1,421	2.86
139	Newport	4,428	2.87
140	Boiling Spring Lakes	6,206	2.90
141	Surf City	4,160	2.93
142	Rutherfordton	3,669	2.97
143	Yadkinville	2,986	2.98
144	Spencer	3,305	3.01
145	Troy	2,905	3.02
146	Burnsville	2,143	3.02
147	Tabor City	3,695	3.03
148	Mount Olive	4,204	3.04
149	Beaufort	4,613	3.05
150	Mebane	18,899	3.06
151	Jacksonville	73,507	3.11
152	Mount Airy	10,631	3.12
153	Creedmoor	4,957	3.16
154	Shallotte	4,465	3.24
155	Zebulon	7,961	3.28
156	Warsaw	2,728	3.29
157	Thomasville	27,261	3.31
158	Carolina Beach	6,665	3.33
159	Ranlo	4,556	3.39
160	Elizabeth City	18,740	3.41
161	Graham	17,537	3.46
162	Andrews	1,976	3.51
163	Wilkesboro	3,664	3.56
164	Louisburg	3,128	3.59
165	Lincolnton	11,503	3.61
166	Morehead City	9,696	3.61
167	New Bern	31,563	3.63
168	Garner	32,543	3.65
169	Southern Pines	16,052	3.69
170	Long View	4,967	3.69
171	Hillsborough	9,656	3.78
172	Edenton	4,480	3.78
173	Belmont	15,140	3.83
174	Rockwell	2,688	3.86
175	Conover	8,491	3.87
176	Chadbourn	1,347	3.90
177	Newton	13,223	4.01
178	Wallace	3,438	4.01
179	Clyde	1,522	4.01
180	Hickory	43,747	4.10
181	Eden	15,353	4.12
182	Morganton	17,541	4.16
183	Hope Mills	17,823	4.20
184	Asheboro	27,353	4.24
185	Erwin	4,617	4.36
186	Lexington	19,691	4.37
187	East Spencer	1,309	4.38
188	Windsor	3,417	4.44
189	Greenville	88,540	4.53
190	Maggie Valley	2,311	4.57
191	Bessemer City	5,508	4.57
192	High Point	115,263	4.57
193	Siler City	7,905	4.79
194	Wilmington	118,578	4.85
195	Raleigh	470,763	4.89
196	Smithfield	11,798	4.90
197	Waynesville	10,408	4.99
198	Haw River	2,581	5.04
199	Sharpsburg	1,629	5.13
200	Sylva	2,600	5.19
201	Washington	9,754	5.20
202	Beulaville	1,438	5.24
203	Forest City	7,368	5.28
204	Wingate	4,169	5.32
205	Chocowinity	1,090	5.35
206	Whiteville	4,721	5.37
207	Elkin	4,025	5.40
208	Spring Lake	11,613	5.41
209	Lillington	4,683	5.47
210	Murfreesboro	2,814	5.59
211	Clinton	8,336	5.66
212	Albemarle	16,527	5.73
213	Wilson	47,740	5.79
214	Reidsville	14,547	5.97
215	Bryson City	1,676	6.02
216	Star	1,430	6.07
217	Rockingham	9,094	6.15
218	Hertford	1,703	6.16
219	Durham	288,465	6.21
220	St. Pauls	2,628	6.36
221	Kings Mountain	11,472	6.48
222	Fayetteville	209,692	6.61
223	Monroe	35,596	6.63
224	Marshville	2,586	6.66
225	Tarboro	10,705	6.68
226	Pinetops	1,323	6.77
227	Ahoskie	4,798	6.99
228	Pineville	10,780	7.24
229	Benson	4,144	7.49
230	Wilson's Mills	2,652	7.55
231	Rocky Mount	54,175	7.65
232	Elizabethtown	3,294	7.71
233	Atlantic Beach	1,705	7.76
234	Hamlet	6,000	7.93
235	Asheville	94,369	7.96
236	Winston-Salem	250,887	8.10
237	Oxford	8,897	8.41
238	Gastonia	81,632	8.49
239	Red Springs	3,107	8.86
240	Roanoke Rapids	15,024	8.97
241	Dunn	8,512	9.04
242	Murphy	1,356	9.07
243	Greensboro	298,564	9.24
244	Claremont	2,051	9.36
245	Pembroke	2,823	9.52
246	Burlington	58,599	9.56
247	Salisbury	35,730	9.60
248	Statesville	29,161	9.69
249	Kinston	19,576	9.74
250	Roxboro	8,144	10.08
251	Fairmont	2,326	10.42
252	Shelby	21,868	10.44
253	Selma	6,611	10.49
254	Goldsboro	33,448	10.76
255	Williamston	5,157	11.61
256	Scotland Neck	2,087	11.74
257	Farmville	4,493	13.77
258	Enfield	1,967	13.88
259	Lumberton	19,220	16.77
260	Henderson	14,922	17.92
261	Plymouth	3,264	18.62
262	Laurinburg	15,079	18.94
263	Wadesboro	4,966	20.37

Methodology

Cities in North Carolina are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 safest cities in north carolina?: Taylorsville ranks #1 with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 safest cities in north carolina?: 1. Taylorsville (0.00), 2. Youngsville (0.00), 3. Biltmore Forest (0.00), 4. Foxfire (0.00), 5. Broadway (0.00)
How many cities in North Carolina are ranked?: This ranking includes 263 cities in North Carolina with available data.

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