Cary Vandalism
Cary · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Cary police open data recorded 232 vandalism incidents, 6.2% of all 3,754 incidents reported in the city that year and down 0.4% from 2024. That is about 127 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 55 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in Cary by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 55 | — | — |
| 2025 | 232 | 127 | down 0.4% |
| 2024 | 233 | 128 | down 27.6% |
| 2023 | 322 | 176 | up 37.6% |
| 2022 | 234 | 128 | down 31.8% |
| 2021 | 343 | 188 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 1,421 vandalism incidents.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in Cary in 2025?
232, according to Cary Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in Cary?
Reported vandalism was down 0.4% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 0.9% compared with 2022 (roughly flat over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Cary Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Cary
- Cary theft 1,205 in 2025
- Cary other 817 in 2025
- Cary fraud 546 in 2025
- Cary theft from vehicle 472 in 2025
- Cary assault 348 in 2025
- Cary burglary 100 in 2025
- Cary auto theft 12 in 2025
- Cary robbery 11 in 2025
- Cary sexual assault 10 in 2025
- Cary homicide 1 in 2025