Jefferson North Carolina

Jefferson, North Carolina has recorded 34 homicides over the tracked period, with 47 victims identified.. The city ranks #116 among 339 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 12% — meaning an arrest or suspect identification was made in 4 of those incidents.

Firearms — predominantly firearm - handguns — account for 44% of homicides with weapon data, followed by firearm - type unknown, knife/cutting instrument. The highest single month on record was March 2022, with 5 homicides.

Jefferson's homicide rate is near the average for tracked U.S. cities, based on FBI UCR data. 19 cases remain under investigation. The primary reporting agency was Jefferson Police Department, which filed 34 incident reports. The North Carolina city continues to be monitored as part of the national homicide tracking effort.