Fayetteville, NC Crime


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Fayetteville, NC has a significantly higher rate of violent and property crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 39.1 compared to the US average of 22.7, while the property crime rate is 69.4 compared to the US average of 35.4. This shows that Fayetteville is relatively more dangerous than other parts of the country when it comes to both violent and property crimes. Unfortunately, this means that residents must take extra precautions to protect their safety and personal belongings in Fayetteville. It is important for people living in this area to remain aware of their surroundings and take steps to keep themselves safe from any potential harm.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Fayetteville violent crime is 39.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Fayetteville property crime is 69.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Fayetteville, NC Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000660.218.756.9417.61677511.92153.94727.1630.9
200163314.650.4377190.97379.32019.14696.4663.8
2002913.81643.2347.8506.87555.51817.15180.4558
2003979.410.426.3391.85517685.51620.45525.3539.9
2004824.711.133.2286.5493.97805.11614.55654536.6
2005904.81136.9336.9519.98286.81987.95681.6617.3
2006980.211.346384.85389878.42655.46451.1772
2007789.712.633.5299.1444.57546.22135.14919.3491.8
2008945.413.442380.9509.27873.12286.35064.8522
2009728.812.154282.2380.57762.324654859.3437.9
2010528.78.227.4221.4271.86033.71886.13801346.7
201151712.327.6243.7233.46386.82069.83982.1334.8
2012575.810.734271.9259.36390.919954028.8367.1
201312.332.1289.3243.96054.11619.14123.5311.6
2014506.19.335.1228.9232.851261222.63617.5285.9
2016757.216.349156.3535.64550.4923.83433.2193.4
201711.7142.1537.942898853202202
2019875.411.455.8134.1674.13526651.22691.1183.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Hope Mills, NC699.14,868.416,21972019
Spring Lake, NC546.44,145.48,36182015
Eastover, NC1,589.24,523.2818102004
Raeford, NC339.92,139.64,874162019
Vass, NC0.03,924.2785222014
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Cary, NC66.1904.2136,949502019
High Point, NC730.83,288.477,169862019
Wilmington, NC608.42,880.292,589852019
Winston-Salem, NC712.45,416.6232,5291022014
Columbia, SC775.15,252.3118,7981312019

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I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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