Kill Devil Hills North Carolina

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina has recorded 34 homicides over the tracked period, with 46 victims identified.. The city ranks #117 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 41% of homicides with weapon data, followed by firearm - type unknown, knife/cutting instrument. The highest single month on record was February 2022, with 5 homicides.

Kill Devil Hills'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 Kill Devil Hills Police Department, which filed 34 incident reports. The North Carolina city continues to be monitored as part of the national homicide tracking effort.