Cary Crime 2022
Cary · 2022 · updated 2026-11-12
Cary police open data lists 3,233 incidents for 2022, down 13.4% from 2021. That is about 1,770 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 52 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2022 data: 8,513). The most common crime types were theft (22.0%), theft from vehicle (19.4%), other (17.4%). The busiest month was November (317) and the quietest April (209).
Crime types in 2022
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 711 | 22.0% | down 30.8% |
| Theft from vehicle | 628 | 19.4% | up 5.4% |
| Other | 561 | 17.4% | down 8.6% |
| Fraud | 476 | 14.7% | down 5.2% |
| Assault | 459 | 14.2% | down 1.3% |
| Vandalism | 234 | 7.2% | down 31.8% |
| Burglary | 137 | 4.2% | down 8.7% |
| Robbery | 15 | 0.5% | — |
| Sexual assault | 10 | 0.3% | — |
| Auto theft | 2 | 0.1% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 305 |
| Feb | 273 |
| Mar | 237 |
| Apr | 209 |
| May | 289 |
| Jun | 247 |
| Jul | 252 |
| Aug | 256 |
| Sep | 266 |
| Oct | 286 |
| Nov | 317 |
| Dec | 296 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Cary in 2022?
3,233 incidents for 2022 in Cary Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Cary in 2022?
Reported incidents were down 13.4% from 2021.
Other years
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Source: Cary Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.