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 June 11, 2025 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). For 2025, violent crime is down 4%. Property crimes are down 29%, year to date and total impact crimes are down 26%. These numbers are compared to same time last year (2024). Since this report was given, High Point has had its first criminal homicide of the year.
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
There is often a lengthy delay between an arrest and a court appearance and trial. Below is one of several cases that finally made its way through the court system.
Heroin Overdoses and Deaths
High Point Police have been tracking heroin overdoses and deaths for several years. We are glad to report that these numbers have been coming down for some time.
