Raleigh Crime Map
North Carolina · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12
| Latest 24h | 66 incidents, 8 violent (2026-11-11) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 27,539 incidents through October |
| 2025 (full year) | 33,521 incidents |
| Full archive | 417,858 incidents (2014–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 6,707 |
Source: Raleigh Police Department open data.
About crime in Raleigh
Latest mapped day. Raleigh recorded 66 incidents on 2026-11-11, including 8 violent-category incidents. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Raleigh recorded 37,127 incidents in 2024 and 33,521 in 2025, a 9.7% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
Latest 24h (2026-11-11) category breakdown
| Other | 20 |
| Theft | 15 |
| Vandalism | 8 |
| Assault | 7 |
| Auto theft | 5 |
| Theft from vehicle | 5 |
| Fraud | 5 |
| Sexual assault | 1 |
Across 2014–2026, the current archive contains 417,858 incidents for Raleigh. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Raleigh crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Raleigh recorded 33,521 police-reported incidents in 2025, down 9.7% from 37,127 in 2024. Other was the most common category with 10,821 incidents, accounting for 32.3% of the total, followed by Theft with 7,043 incidents and Assault with 4,907. Violent-category incidents totaled 5,769, or 17.2% of all reports. Data is current through November 2026, covering 12 months of 2025. Source is Raleigh Police Department.
About this data
The interactive map for Raleigh, North Carolina, plots police-reported incidents published through Raleigh Police Department open data. Each point reflects a report filed with the department, positioned where the incident was recorded. Visitors can explore the distribution of reports across the city for calendar year 2025 and filter by offense type to see how different crimes compare block by block.
In 2025, Raleigh recorded 33,521 police-reported incidents. That equals 6,706.5 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 499,825 for the city. Violent-category offenses, defined here as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, totaled 5,769, or 1,154.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025. Data on TheCrimeMaps is current through November 2026.
Recent trend
Reported incidents declined 9.7% from 37,127 in 2024 to 33,521 in 2025, comparing two complete calendar years. The more recent same-period comparison also shows a decline, down 2.4% from 28,229 in January–October 2025 to 27,539 in January–October 2026. Across complete years in the archive, annual totals ranged from 29,734 in 2020 to 37,127 in 2024, with 35,780 in 2023 before the 2025 drop. The 2014 count of 20,946 covers only 7 months and the 2026 count of 28,439 covers 11 months, so neither is compared as an annual total.
Category breakdown
In 2025, Other was the largest grouping with 10,821 reports, or 32.3% of the 33,521 total. The source groups weapons offenses, threats, harassment, drugs, impaired and dangerous driving, and other crime under Other, including 3,746 other crime reports and 3,661 drug reports. Theft ranked second with 7,043 reports, or 21%, followed by Assault with 4,907 reports, or 14.6%. Vandalism accounted for 4,082 reports, or 12.2%, while Fraud added 2,087 reports, or 6.2%, and Theft from vehicle added 1,586 reports, or 4.7%. Those three groupings hold the three highest counts for the year, ahead of Vandalism, Fraud and Theft from vehicle.
What this means
Raleigh’s 2025 total of 33,521 sits below the archive highs of 37,127 in 2024 and 35,780 in 2023, but above 29,734 in 2020 and 32,295 in 2021. What stands out is the concentration at the top: Other accounts for 10,821 reports, or 32.3%, followed by Theft with 7,043 reports, or 21%, and Assault with 4,907 reports, or 14.6%. Vandalism, at 4,082 reports, or 12.2%, is close behind Assault, leaving Fraud with 2,087 reports, or 6.2%, and Theft from vehicle with 1,586 reports, or 4.7%.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Raleigh in 2025?
Raleigh recorded 33,521 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That equals 6,706.5 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 499,825 for the city. The violent-category total, covering assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, was 5,769 incidents, or 17.2% of the 2025 total.
What type of crime was reported most in Raleigh in 2025?
Other was the largest grouping in 2025, with 10,821 incidents, or 32.3% of the 33,521 total. In this dataset Other groups together other crime with 3,746 reports, drugs with 3,661 reports, weapons offenses with 1,358 reports, threats with 1,154 reports, Impaired & dangerous driving with 572 reports and harassment with 330 reports. Theft followed with 7,043 reports in 2025.
Did reported crime in Raleigh go up or down from 2024 to 2025?
Reported incidents declined between the two consecutive complete calendar years. Raleigh recorded 37,127 incidents in 2024 and 33,521 incidents in 2025, a decrease of 9.7%. Both years include 12 months of data. For a more current comparison, January–October 2026 recorded 27,539 incidents compared with 28,229 in the same months of 2025, a decrease of 2.4%.
Are these Raleigh figures citywide, or can I see them by neighborhood?
These headline figures are citywide for Raleigh, North Carolina, covering 33,521 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. The 2025 breakdowns on this page are reported at the city level, including theft with 7,043 incidents, assault with 4,907 incidents and vandalism with 4,082 incidents. Readers comparing areas within Raleigh should use the same 2025 citywide definitions and time frame.
Where does TheCrimeMaps get Raleigh crime data from?
TheCrimeMaps compiles Raleigh figures from the Raleigh Police Department open-data source. The 2025 city summary totals 33,521 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025 from that source. The archive used for trend charts combines all years from 2014 through 2026 for 417,858 incidents, plus 9 undated incidents, rather than representing a single year.
How up to date is the Raleigh crime data?
The data are current through November 2026. The headline 33,521 incidents describe complete calendar year 2025 with 12 months of data. Longer context includes 37,127 incidents in complete year 2024 and 28,439 incidents in 2026, which covers 11 months and remains partial. The January–October 2026 same-month comparison totals 27,539 incidents versus 28,229 in January–October 2025.
Explore Raleigh
By category
- Raleigh Assault (58,448)
- Raleigh Sexual assault (5,951)
- Raleigh Robbery (6,073)
- Raleigh Homicide (249)
- Raleigh Burglary (16,870)
- Raleigh Auto theft (16,402)
- Raleigh Theft from vehicle (29,959)
- Raleigh Theft (81,012)
- Raleigh Vandalism (39,173)
- Raleigh Fraud (28,882)
- Raleigh Other (134,839)
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