Charlotte Vandalism
Charlotte · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Charlotte police open data recorded 4,430 vandalism incidents, 5.9% of all 74,832 incidents reported in the city that year and down 11.6% from 2024. That is about 470 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, 3,347 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in Charlotte by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 3,347 | — | — |
| 2025 | 4,430 | 470 | down 11.6% |
| 2024 | 5,011 | 531 | down 5.9% |
| 2023 | 5,326 | 565 | up 4.2% |
| 2022 | 5,113 | 542 | up 1.7% |
| 2021 | 5,026 | 533 | down 3.0% |
| 2020 | 5,182 | 549 | down 3.9% |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 49,942 vandalism incidents.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in Charlotte in 2025?
4,430, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in Charlotte?
Reported vandalism was down 11.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 13.4% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg 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 Charlotte
- Charlotte other 20,883 in 2025
- Charlotte theft 15,199 in 2025
- Charlotte assault 10,613 in 2025
- Charlotte theft from vehicle 9,696 in 2025
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- Charlotte burglary 3,394 in 2025
- Charlotte fraud 2,958 in 2025
- Charlotte robbery 1,027 in 2025
- Charlotte sexual assault 532 in 2025
- Charlotte homicide 88 in 2025