North Carolina

North Carolina has recorded 772 homicides across 21 cities, with 933 victims identified. Charlotte accounts for 92 of those incidents, followed by Broadway at 34. The state ranks #9 among 27 U.S. states tracked by the FBI, with a clearance rate of 17% — meaning 130 cases resulted in an arrest or suspect identification, while 394 (51%) remain under investigation. Homicide data is updated continuously as new FBI UCR reports become available.

North Carolina's homicide footprint is shaped by the largest urban centers and by a distinct set of state-level policy conditions. Firearms policy in North Carolina — permitless carry — is one of several factors that researchers cite when studying the state's homicide patterns. Charlotte carries an outsize share of the statewide homicide total, 21 different cities have contributed at least one recorded incident in the current FBI dataset. The Murder Channel tracks North Carolina homicides through FBI UCR data, providing transparent visibility into statewide violence patterns and cross-linking individual city pages so that readers can move from the state overview into the specific neighborhoods where violence concentrates. Read deeper coverage in our North Carolina state homicide data page.