Cary Crime Map
North Carolina · March 2026 · updated 2026-11-12
| March 2026 | 232 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 732 incidents through March (data stop 2026-03-31) |
| 2025 (full year) | 3,754 incidents |
| Full archive | 20,068 incidents (2021–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 2,055 |
Source: Cary Police Department open data. ⚠ feed frozen since 2026-03-31
About crime in Cary
Latest available snapshot. Cary has 232 incidents for March 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Year-over-year context
Cary recorded 4,500 incidents in 2024 and 3,754 in 2025, a 16.6% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
2025 category breakdown
| Theft | 1,205 |
| Other | 817 |
| Fraud | 546 |
| Theft from vehicle | 472 |
| Assault | 348 |
| Vandalism | 232 |
| Burglary | 100 |
| Auto theft | 12 |
Across 2021–2026, the current archive contains 20,068 incidents for Cary. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Cary crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Cary, North Carolina recorded 3,754 police-reported incidents in 2025, according to Cary Police Department data through March 2026. Theft was the most reported category with 1,205 cases, accounting for 32.1% of the total, followed by Other and Fraud. The 2025 total was down 16.6% from 4,500 incidents in 2024. Early 2026 data for January–March shows 732 incidents, down 24.5% from the same months in 2025.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps plots police-reported crime locations for Cary, North Carolina, using open data from the Cary Police Department. The map covers calendar year 2025, when the department reported 3,754 incidents. Of that 2025 total, 370 incidents, or 9.9%, were in violent categories defined as assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide. Each point reflects where an incident was recorded by police, with data current through March 2026.
Measured against the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 182,659 for the city, Cary recorded 2,055.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025. The violent-category rate was 202.6 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025. These are rates of police-reported incidents, not measures of personal risk, and allow comparison across reporting periods on a population-adjusted basis.
Recent trend
Reported incidents in Cary fell 16.6% from 4,500 in 2024 to 3,754 in 2025, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. That 2025 total sits close to the 3,735 reported in 2021, after a dip to 3,233 in 2022 and a rise to 4,104 in 2023 and 4,500 in 2024. Early 2026 data also show a decline on a like-for-like basis, down 24.5% to 732 incidents in January–March 2026 from 970 in January–March 2025. The 2026 figure covers only three months with data and is not an annual total.
Category breakdown
Theft was the most reported category in 2025 with 1,205 incidents, or 32.1% of the 3,754 total. Other ranked second at 817 incidents, or 21.8%, followed by Fraud in third with 546 incidents, or 14.5%. Theft from vehicle added 472 incidents, or 12.6%, while Assault totaled 348 incidents, or 9.3%. Vandalism accounted for 232 incidents, or 6.2%. Within Other, Other crime contributed 379 reports, or 10.1% of the yearly total, with Drugs at 172, or 4.6%, Impaired & dangerous driving at 118, or 3.1%, Threats at 115, or 3.1%, and Weapons offenses at 33, or 0.9%. All shares are calculated from the 3,754 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025.
What this means
Cary's 2025 file centers on 3,754 incidents. Theft leads with 1,205 reports, or 32.1%, followed by Other at 817, or 21.8%, and Fraud at 546, or 14.5%. Theft from vehicle adds 472, or 12.6%, while Assault accounts for 348, or 9.3%, and Vandalism for 232, or 6.2%. The yearly sequence runs from 3,735 in 2021 to 3,233 in 2022, then 4,104 in 2023, 4,500 in 2024 and 3,754 in 2025.
FAQ
How many incidents were reported in Cary in 2025?
Cary had 3,754 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That equals 2,055.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 182,659 for the city. Violent-category incidents totaled 370, or 9.9% of the 2025 total.
What type of crime was most reported in Cary in 2025?
Theft was the most reported category in Cary in 2025, with 1,205 incidents, or 32.1% of the 3,754 total. It ranked ahead of Other with 817 incidents and Fraud with 546 incidents. Theft from vehicle added 472 incidents, while Assault accounted for 348 incidents in the same 12-month complete year.
Is reported crime going up or down in Cary?
Reported totals declined between the two most recent complete years, falling 16.6% from 4,500 incidents in 2024 to 3,754 incidents in 2025. The archive also shows 4,104 incidents in 2023 and 3,233 in 2022. In the same-months comparison, January–March 2026 had 732 incidents compared with 970 in January–March 2025, a 24.5% decrease.
How up to date is the Cary crime data?
The dataset is current through March 2026. The headline figure covers the complete 12 months of calendar year 2025, with 3,754 incidents. More recent partial data includes 732 incidents in January–March 2026. The all-years archive from 2021 to 2026 contains 20,068 incidents, including 9 undated incidents, and is separate from the 2025 headline total.
Where does the Cary crime data come from?
The figures come from the Cary Police Department. That source accounts for the 3,754 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, including 1,205 thefts and 546 fraud cases. The Other total of 817 breaks down into categories such as Other crime with 379 incidents, Drugs with 172 incidents, and Impaired & dangerous driving with 118 incidents.
Which Cary neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2025?
For 2025, there are 0 named neighborhoods ranked by incidents, so all 3,754 incidents are reported at the city level rather than by neighborhood. The page therefore does not list a leading neighborhood for Cary in 2025. Residents looking for local detail can use the citywide breakdowns, such as Assault with 348 incidents and Vandalism with 232 incidents.
Explore Cary
By category
- Cary Assault (2,078)
- Cary Sexual assault (57)
- Cary Robbery (87)
- Cary Homicide (3)
- Cary Burglary (711)
- Cary Auto theft (48)
- Cary Theft from vehicle (2,956)
- Cary Theft (6,099)
- Cary Vandalism (1,421)
- Cary Fraud (2,999)
- Cary Other (3,609)
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Neighborhoods
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