Cary Crime 2024
Cary · 2024 · updated 2026-11-12
Cary police open data lists 4,500 incidents for 2024, up 9.6% from 2023. That is about 2,464 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2024 data: 8,311). The most common crime types were theft (36.5%), fraud (17.8%), other (16.4%). The busiest month was October (477) and the quietest February (305).
Crime types in 2024
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 1,642 | 36.5% | up 25.9% |
| Fraud | 802 | 17.8% | up 41.9% |
| Other | 739 | 16.4% | up 6.2% |
| Theft from vehicle | 558 | 12.4% | down 11.1% |
| Assault | 349 | 7.8% | down 8.2% |
| Vandalism | 233 | 5.2% | down 27.6% |
| Burglary | 134 | 3.0% | down 20.2% |
| Robbery | 17 | 0.4% | — |
| Auto theft | 15 | 0.3% | — |
| Sexual assault | 10 | 0.2% | — |
| Homicide | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 362 |
| Feb | 305 |
| Mar | 361 |
| Apr | 354 |
| May | 373 |
| Jun | 392 |
| Jul | 316 |
| Aug | 379 |
| Sep | 419 |
| Oct | 477 |
| Nov | 400 |
| Dec | 362 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Cary in 2024?
4,500 incidents for 2024 in Cary Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Cary in 2024?
Reported incidents were up 9.6% from 2023.
Other years
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Source: Cary Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.