Each month the High Point Police Department shares the most recent data related to violent crimes, gang activity, gun seizures and other interactions with our community at the HPCAV monthly meeting. These meetings are always open to the public. The information below is from the October 9, 2024 meeting.
Impact (Violent) Crimes
Impact or Violent crimes include crimes against persons (homicide, manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) and crimes against property (burglary, auto theft, all larceny). As of October 6, total impact crime was up 3%. Homicide was down 75%. Violent crime was up 9%, due to a continuing increase in robberies and aggravated assaults. These are all compared to same time last year (2023).
Click here to access crime statistics or crime in your neighborhood. Communitycrimemap.com is another source of accurate information.
Historical Trends
It is easy to get caught up in day to day statistics, which give one type of impression of safety in High Point. The graph below is a long range look at how focused deterrence has had a tremendous impact on crime in High Point since we began using this in 1997. While our population has increased 54%, our violent crime has decreased 72%. THIS is what is really going on with crime in our city.
Guns Seized
Significant Sentencing
Several cases were concluded with sentencing through the court system. The following are some included in this month’s report:
