John H. Adams House · Photo: Lorenzo S. Winslow · Public domainHigh Point reports more crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by High Point’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #97 of 163 graded towns in North Carolina, and #177 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NC” is every other North Carolina city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in High Point
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 4 North Carolina towns on High Point’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Archdale (B−), Greensboro (D−). Jamestown has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Thomasville reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Neighbors ↓
Among North Carolina towns, closer to the middle
North Carolina’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so High Point’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 40% of the 163 North Carolina towns we grade, against 14% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
High Point’s police reported 5 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 6.0 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of North Carolina (9.0) and about the same as all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: about the same as the rest of North Carolina
73.4 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (83 reported in 2025), about the same as the rest of North Carolina (79.3) and about the same as all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, High Point reports less crime per resident than 46% (#177). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind High Point’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of North Carolina.
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| Year | High Point property | Rest of North Carolina property | High Point violent | Rest of North Carolina violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 25.4 | 29.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 24.6 | 28.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 19.3 | 25.4 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 19 property crimes reported
And about 5 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Homicides and robberies
High Point’s police reported 5 homicides, 83 robberies and 623 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of North Carolina and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | High Point | Rest of North Carolina | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 2.6 | 9.3 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | High Point | Rest of North Carolina | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 94.5 | 92.7 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 72.7 | 86.9 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 78.2 | 84.7 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 69.4 | 66.8 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
2,934 crimes reported in 2025
623 violent and 2,311 property, as reported to the FBI by High Point’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
37 people died in crashes on High Point’s roads in 2019–2023
High Point had 37 fatal crashes in five years, in which 37 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 3 were cyclists. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 6.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for North Carolina towns of 100,000+ people (8.8, 10 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
High Point and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | D | 4.7 | 23.1 |
| Jamestown | — | — | — |
| Greensboro | D− | 8.2 | 33.6 |
| Archdale | B− | 1.0 | 13.2 |
| Thomasville | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jamestown has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Thomasville reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025.
North Carolina towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | D | 4.7 | 23.1 |
| Concord | B | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| Greenville | D | 4.8 | 28.1 |
| Wilmington | D | 4.6 | 33.0 |
| Gastonia | D− | 8.4 | 33.9 |
| Asheville | D− | 8.0 | 42.6 |
The five graded North Carolina towns closest to High Point’s population (120,571), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of High Point. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against High Point’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (119,581 in 2025); our figure for High Point is 120,571 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in High Point
Is High Point, NC safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, High Point reports more crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #97 of 163 in North Carolina. Its police reported 4.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.0 in the rest of North Carolina and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in High Point?
4.7 violent and 23.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of North Carolina reports 5.0 and 28.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in High Point?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in High Point in 2025?
High Point’s police reported 5 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 4.2 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is High Point safer than Greensboro?
Greensboro reports more crime per resident than High Point: Greensboro grades D− for safety and High Point D. Greensboro’s police reported 8.2 violent and 33.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices High Point?
High Point’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “High Point”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.