Durham Crime Map
North Carolina · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12
| Latest 24h | 1 incident, 1 violent (2026-11-11) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 16,779 incidents through October |
| 2025 (full year) | 20,911 incidents |
| Full archive | 102,642 incidents (2022–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 6,927 |
Source: Durham Police Department open data.
About crime in Durham
Latest mapped day. Durham recorded 1 incident on 2026-11-11, including 1 violent-category incident. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Durham recorded 21,785 incidents in 2024 and 20,911 in 2025, a 4.0% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
Latest 24h (2026-11-11) category breakdown
| Assault | 1 |
Across 2022–2026, the current archive contains 102,642 incidents for Durham. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Durham crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Durham recorded 20,911 police-reported incidents in 2025, down 4% from 21,785 in 2024. Theft was the most reported category with 5,322 cases, or 25.5% of the total, followed by theft from vehicle at 3,171. Violent incidents totaled 3,535. The 2025 rate was 6,927.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, using the Census 2024 population estimate of 301,870. Data runs through November 2026.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps shows police-reported crime incidents for Durham, North Carolina, mapped from Durham Police Department open data. The headline figure for 2025 is 20,911 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, covering 12 months of data. Violent-category incidents, defined here as assault plus sexual assault plus robbery plus shooting plus homicide in 2025, totaled 3,535, or 16.9% of the 2025 total. Data on this page run through November 2026.
Based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 301,870 for the city, Durham recorded 6,927.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, and 1,171 violent-category incidents per 100,000 residents. These are rates of police-reported incidents, not measures of personal risk. The archive behind the map holds 102,642 incidents from 2022 to 2026 combined.
Recent trend
Durham recorded 20,911 incidents in 2025, a 4% decline from 21,785 in 2024, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. The longer complete-year record shows 20,224 incidents in 2022, rising to 22,386 in 2023, then easing to 21,785 in 2024 and 20,911 in 2025. For the current window, January–October 2026 totaled 16,779 incidents, a 4.5% decline from 17,572 in the same months of 2025. That year-to-date comparison uses the same months in both years. The 2026 full-year count of 17,336 covers 11 months and is partial, so it is not compared with full years.
Category breakdown
In 2025, Theft was the most reported category with 5,322 incidents, or 25.5% of the total, followed by Theft from vehicle with 3,171 incidents, or 15.2%. Other ranked third with 3,084 incidents, or 14.7%. The source groups many incident types under Other, including Other crime with 902 incidents, Threats with 878, Drugs with 785, Weapons offenses with 242, Impaired & dangerous driving with 205, and Harassment with 72. Assault accounted for 2,838 incidents, or 13.6%, while Fraud added 1,681 incidents, or 8%, and Auto theft added 1,517 incidents, or 7.3%. All counts and shares describe police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025.
What this means
Durham's 2025 picture centers on Theft with 5,322 incidents, or 25.5%, and Theft from vehicle with 3,171 incidents, or 15.2%, alongside Other with 3,084 incidents, or 14.7%. Assault contributed 2,838 incidents, or 13.6%. The year series gives context, with 22,386 incidents in 2023, 21,785 in 2024 and 20,911 in 2025, showing back-to-back annual declines after 2023.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Durham in 2025?
Durham recorded 20,911 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, which covers 12 months of data. That equals 6,927.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 301,870 for the city. The figure is a rate of police-reported incidents, not a measure of personal risk.
What was the most reported crime category in Durham in 2025?
Theft was the most reported category in Durham in 2025 with 5,322 incidents, or 25.5% of the 20,911 total for the year. Theft from vehicle was second with 3,171 incidents, or 15.2%, followed by Other with 3,084 incidents, or 14.7%. Assault accounted for 2,838 incidents, or 13.6%, in the same 12-month period.
Did reported crime in Durham go up or down between 2024 and 2025?
Reported incidents decreased 4% from 21,785 in 2024 to 20,911 in 2025, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. The longer archive shows 20,224 incidents in 2022, 22,386 in 2023, 21,785 in 2024 and 20,911 in 2025. For the current window, January–October 2026 recorded 16,779 incidents compared with 17,572 in January–October 2025, a 4.5% decrease on the same months.
Are Durham's 2025 numbers shown by neighborhood or citywide?
The 20,911 incidents are reported as a citywide total for Durham in 2025, rather than as a comparison between neighborhoods. Within that citywide total, Theft accounted for 5,322 incidents, Theft from vehicle for 3,171 incidents and Assault for 2,838 incidents. Violent-category incidents totaled 3,535, or 16.9% of the 2025 total.
Where does the Durham crime data on this page come from?
The figures come from the Durham Police Department, the upstream open-data source for this page. That source accounts for the 20,911 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, including 3,084 incidents grouped as Other. In 2025, Other comprised Other crime with 902 incidents, Threats with 878 incidents and Drugs with 785 incidents, among other subtypes.
How current is the Durham crime data on TheCrimeMaps?
The archive on this page totals 102,642 incidents across all years from 2022 to 2026, with data through November 2026. The headline year 2025 is a complete 12-month calendar year with 20,911 incidents, while 2026 is partial with 17,336 incidents across 11 months with data. Year-to-date January–October 2026 recorded 16,779 incidents.
Explore Durham
By category
- Durham Assault (14,643)
- Durham Sexual assault (1,315)
- Durham Robbery (2,278)
- Durham Homicide (4)
- Durham Burglary (5,895)
- Durham Auto theft (6,893)
- Durham Theft from vehicle (14,495)
- Durham Theft (24,881)
- Durham Vandalism (7,835)
- Durham Fraud (8,204)
- Durham Other (16,199)
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