23. Raleigh
Raleigh is on the list of US cities with highest homicide rates in 2024, according to recent WalletHub research. These rankings position the City of Oaks’ homicide concerns above those of other notoriously crime-ridden towns such as Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles, putting Raleigh’s crime issues in good company. More specifically, during Q3 2023, Raleigh had a per capita homicide rate of 3.03, which means that there were 3.03 homicides per 100,000 people. Raleigh’s homicide rate was 0.22 lower than in Q3 2022, but it was still 0.87 higher than in Q3 2021, indicating that Raleigh had the 7th worst change in homicide instances during that time. This ranking appears to indicate Raleigh’s lack of progress in policing and crime prevention over the last few years, putting into question many of the city’s current responses to the issue.
