Greensboro, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greensboro, NC Summary

Crime in Greensboro research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Greensboro over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Greensboro:

  • There were 13,755 total crimes committed in Greensboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,604.7 total crimes per 100K people in Greensboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Greensboro is 98.12% above the national average.
  • Greensboro ranks #211 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Greensboro ranks #9,268 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Greensboro Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greensboro is 4,604.7 per 100,000 people. That's 98.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 74.04% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greensboro
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 13,755 4,604.7 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 40 13.4 8.0 6.3
Robbery 465 155.7 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,863 623.7 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2,447 819.2 419.3 369.8
Burglary 1,662 556.4 471.2 269.8
Larceny 8,415 2,817.0 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,231 412.1 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 11,308 3,785.5 2,226.5 1,954.4

Greensboro Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Greensboro

2,447
Violent Crimes
819.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
121.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,447 violent crimes in Greensboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greensboro is 819.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 122.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greensboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 121.52% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 95.36% higher than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greensboro

11,308
Property Crimes
3,785.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
93.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11,308 property crimes in Greensboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greensboro is 3,785.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greensboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 93.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 70.02% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greensboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
High Point, NC 114,280 3,702 3,239.4 2,691.6 547.8
Burlington, NC 60,069 2,770 4,611.4 3,779.0 832.4
Kernersville, NC 27,076 1,046 3,863.2 3,586.2 277.0
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Archdale, NC 12,002 218 1,816.4 1,649.7 166.6
Elon, NC 11,369 81 712.5 624.5 88.0
Gibsonville, NC 9,049 103 1,138.2 939.3 198.9

Greensboro SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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