Wilmington, NC Murder & Homicide Map

Reports from Wilmington Police Department
From: 11/20/2025 To: 12/19/2025
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Wilmington Police Department NIBRS Murder & Homicide Crime Data

Murder & Homicide crime trends reported from the Wilmington Police Department in North Carolina from 2022 Q3 to 2025 Q2 show a stable pattern, averaging 2.1 incidents per 100,000 people, lower than the state average of 2.1 and higher than the national average of 1.6. In 2025, Wilmington Police Department's murder & homicide crime rate was 2.2, relatively stable compared to 2024's 2.2. 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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Wilmington Police Department North Carolina National
Quarter Incidents Rate Incidents Rate Incidents Rate
2022 Q3 2 1.7 250 2.4 5,404 2.0
2022 Q4 2 1.7 223 2.1 4,754 1.7
2023 Q1 2 1.6 225 2.1 4,659 1.6
2023 Q2 3 2.4 215 2.1 5,062 1.8
2023 Q3 3 2.4 248 2.4 5,189 1.8
2023 Q4 3 2.4 252 2.4 4,625 1.6
2024 Q1 2 1.6 219 2.1 4,145 1.4
2024 Q2 3 2.4 219 2.1 4,649 1.6
2024 Q3 3 2.4 206 2.0 4,661 1.6
2024 Q4 2 1.6 209 2.0 4,103 1.4
2025 Q1 0 0.0 184 1.8 3,306 1.1
2025 Q2 6 4.8 149 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.