Durham Vandalism
Durham · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Durham police open data recorded 1,423 vandalism incidents, 6.8% of all 20,911 incidents reported in the city that year and down 8.6% from 2024. That is about 471 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, 1,307 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in Durham by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 1,307 | — | — |
| 2025 | 1,423 | 471 | down 8.6% |
| 2024 | 1,557 | 516 | down 13.5% |
| 2023 | 1,801 | 597 | up 3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,747 | 579 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 7,835 vandalism incidents.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in Durham in 2025?
1,423, according to Durham Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in Durham?
Reported vandalism was down 8.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 18.5% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Durham 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 Durham
- Durham theft 5,322 in 2025
- Durham theft from vehicle 3,171 in 2025
- Durham other 3,084 in 2025
- Durham assault 2,838 in 2025
- Durham fraud 1,681 in 2025
- Durham auto theft 1,517 in 2025
- Durham burglary 1,178 in 2025
- Durham robbery 431 in 2025
- Durham sexual assault 265 in 2025
- Durham homicide 1 in 2025