Charlotte Crime 2025
Charlotte · 2025 · updated 2026-11-12
Charlotte police open data lists 74,832 incidents for 2025, down 1.4% from 2024. That is about 7,932 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data: 7,859). The most common crime types were other (27.9%), theft (20.3%), assault (14.2%). The busiest month was July (6,663) and the quietest February (5,666).
Crime types in 2025
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 20,883 | 27.9% | up 10.3% |
| Theft | 15,199 | 20.3% | down 3.0% |
| Assault | 10,613 | 14.2% | down 1.3% |
| Theft from vehicle | 9,696 | 13.0% | unchanged |
| Auto theft | 6,012 | 8.0% | down 18.0% |
| Vandalism | 4,430 | 5.9% | down 11.6% |
| Burglary | 3,394 | 4.5% | down 0.3% |
| Fraud | 2,958 | 4.0% | down 4.3% |
| Robbery | 1,027 | 1.4% | down 24.5% |
| Sexual assault | 532 | 0.7% | down 7.0% |
| Homicide | 88 | 0.1% | down 9.3% |
Month by month
| Jan | 6,076 |
| Feb | 5,666 |
| Mar | 6,416 |
| Apr | 5,973 |
| May | 6,478 |
| Jun | 6,386 |
| Jul | 6,663 |
| Aug | 6,594 |
| Sep | 6,308 |
| Oct | 6,445 |
| Nov | 5,968 |
| Dec | 5,859 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Charlotte in 2025?
74,832 incidents for 2025 in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Charlotte in 2025?
Reported incidents were down 1.4% from 2024.
Other years
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Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.