Wake County, NC Murder & Homicide Map
Reports from Wake County Sheriff's Office
From: 11/6/2025 To: 12/5/2025
2 incident reports found
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Wake County Sheriff's Office NIBRS Murder & Homicide Crime Data
Murder & Homicide crime trends reported from the Wake County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina from 2022 Q3 to 2025 Q2 show a stable pattern, averaging 0.7 incidents per 100,000 people, lower than the state average of 2.1 and lower than the national average of 1.6. In 2025, Wake County Sheriff's Office's murder & homicide crime rate was 0.5, down 50% compared to 2024's 1.0. The state rate was 1.8, down 19% from 2024, while nationally, murder & homicide crime rates showed a stable trend at 1.3, down 19% from 2024's 1.6.
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| Wake County Sheriff's Office | North Carolina | National | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Incidents | Rate | Incidents | Rate | Incidents | Rate |
| 2022 Q3 | 2 | 1.0 | 250 | 2.4 | 5,404 | 2.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 0 | 0.0 | 223 | 2.1 | 4,754 | 1.7 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1 | 0.5 | 225 | 2.1 | 4,659 | 1.6 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1 | 0.5 | 215 | 2.1 | 5,062 | 1.8 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3 | 1.5 | 248 | 2.4 | 5,189 | 1.8 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2 | 1.0 | 252 | 2.4 | 4,625 | 1.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0.0 | 219 | 2.1 | 4,145 | 1.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3 | 1.5 | 219 | 2.1 | 4,649 | 1.6 |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0.0 | 206 | 2.0 | 4,661 | 1.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0.0 | 209 | 2.0 | 4,103 | 1.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1 | 0.5 | 184 | 1.8 | 3,306 | 1.1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3 | 1.5 | 149 | 1.5 | 3,025 | 1.1 |
NIBRS is the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System, collecting detailed crime data from law enforcement agencies. Incidents is the number of crimes reported in a quarter. Crime rates are calculated per 100,000 people using Participated Population, the population covered by agencies reporting NIBRS data.