Fayetteville Crime 2020
Fayetteville · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
Fayetteville police open data lists 17,826 incidents for 2020, down 2.5% from 2019. That is about 8,509 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were theft (27.1%), assault (16.1%), other (12.9%). The busiest month was June (1,664) and the quietest April (1,313).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 4,832 | 27.1% | down 3.8% |
| Assault | 2,877 | 16.1% | up 5.3% |
| Other | 2,295 | 12.9% | down 19.4% |
| Vandalism | 2,105 | 11.8% | up 13.8% |
| Fraud | 1,950 | 10.9% | down 13.3% |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,437 | 8.1% | up 6.4% |
| Burglary | 1,392 | 7.8% | up 1.6% |
| Auto theft | 562 | 3.2% | up 22.4% |
| Robbery | 281 | 1.6% | down 7.9% |
| Bike theft | 50 | 0.3% | up 2.0% |
| Homicide | 27 | 0.2% | up 17.4% |
| Sexual assault | 18 | 0.1% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 1,476 |
| Feb | 1,391 |
| Mar | 1,489 |
| Apr | 1,313 |
| May | 1,517 |
| Jun | 1,664 |
| Jul | 1,579 |
| Aug | 1,604 |
| Sep | 1,470 |
| Oct | 1,518 |
| Nov | 1,455 |
| Dec | 1,350 |
Questions
How much crime was reported in Fayetteville in 2020?
17,826 incidents for 2020 in Fayetteville Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Fayetteville in 2020?
Reported incidents were down 2.5% from 2019.
Other years
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Source: Fayetteville Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.