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topicnews · July 17, 2025

Charlotte Crime statistics show that a decline in the police in the first half of 2025, the police said, the police said

Charlotte Crime statistics show that a decline in the police in the first half of 2025, the police said, the police said

Charlotte, NC (WBTV) – The overall crime in Charlotte fell by 8% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year, as the officials announced.

The police authority of Charlotte-Mecklenburg published its crime statistics for the first year of the year on Thursday morning. During this period ran from the beginning of January to the end of June.

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In addition to this decline of 8%, the officials determined a decrease in violent crime by 25% and a decrease in property crime by 5% compared to the first half of 2024.

Complete statistics

See a breakdown of crimes and comparisons between the first half of 2025 and 2024 below:

crime 2025 2024
Violent crime 2,760 3.688
Murders 42 59
Severe attacks 2.110 2.825
Rape 81 138
Armed robberies 306 412
Property crime 17:524 18,356
Burglary 795 869
Advertising burglaries 1,557 1.144
Theft of automobiles 5.062 4.931
Vehicle thefts 3.120 4.013
Arson 71 81

Two crimes rose in the first half of 2025. Between January 1 and June 30, 1,557 commercial burglaries were reported, and in 2025 5,062 theft of automobiles occurred in Charlotte. In the previous year, 1.144 and 4.013 crimes were reported.

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Youth crime

The officials reported a decline in the crime committed by minors as part of their Jade team for accountability and diversion temperature. So far, the police said that 97 minors were arrested and 72 weapons were confiscated.

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The jade team also made 84 home visits to endangered young people to build and prevent connections to young people.

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