Crime down in Raleigh in 2025, with new emphasis on downtown, Glenwood South

Crime in Raleigh is down or unchanged in nearly every category in 2025, a trend Chief Rico Boyce credits to extra attention being paid around downtown and Glenwood South.

In a news conference Tuesday, Boyce called violent crime “flat” so far this year, noting that robberies have fallen by 6% and aggravated assaults by 7% compared to this time last year.

Raleigh has averaged 32 homicides annually over the last three years, according to ABC11’s safety tracker, and Boyce said that rate remains the same…

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