Violent Crime rate in North Carolina .................................. Apr 22, 2022 ........................................ The Swap Meet Journal Crime Series .................................. Violent crime rate in North Carolina higher than national average ................ Sep 29, 2021 ............... WCNC ..................Youtube........ For the first time in 13 years, North Carolina's violent crime rate is higher than the national rate. The FBI said Monday that North Carolina saw a nearly 12% increase in violent crime from 2019 to 2020. FBI data showed more than 44,000 violent crimes were reported in North Carolina last year. Homicides and assaults drove the statewide increase, while robberies and rapes both went down. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/cri... ................. Source-WCNC.com-Bing...............Images -Vector free-Bing- posted on TSMJ on 04/22/22 .