Greensboro Assault
Greensboro · Assault · updated 2026-11-12
In 2024, the latest complete year, Greensboro police open data recorded 5,354 assault incidents, 23.1% of all 23,159 incidents reported in the city that year and up 1.0% from 2023. That is about 1,742 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,353 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2024 data that list this crime type.
Assault in Greensboro by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (partial year) | 4,052 | — | — |
| 2024 | 5,354 | 1,742 | up 1.0% |
| 2023 | 5,303 | 1,725 | down 1.9% |
| 2022 | 5,403 | 1,758 | down 4.7% |
| 2021 | 5,671 | 1,845 | — |
| 2020 (partial year) | 1,424 | — | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 27,207 assault incidents.
Questions
How many assault incidents were reported in Greensboro in 2024?
5,354, according to Greensboro Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is assault going up or down in Greensboro?
Reported assault was up 1.0% in 2024 compared with 2023, and down 5.6% compared with 2021 (falling over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Greensboro 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 Greensboro
- Greensboro other 5,487 in 2024
- Greensboro theft 4,898 in 2024
- Greensboro fraud 2,174 in 2024
- Greensboro theft from vehicle 1,950 in 2024
- Greensboro auto theft 1,531 in 2024
- Greensboro burglary 1,091 in 2024
- Greensboro robbery 488 in 2024
- Greensboro sexual assault 153 in 2024
- Greensboro homicide 33 in 2024