RALEIGH — Reported white-collar crime increased in North Carolina between 2020 and 2024, according to a new analysis released by the N.C. Department of Public Safety’s Criminal Justice Analysis Center.
The report was presented at the quarterly meeting of the Governor’s Crime Commission in Raleigh, according to the department. White-collar crime in the analysis includes fraud, embezzlement and extortion.
The Criminal Justice Analysis Center reviewed data submitted by North Carolina law enforcement agencies to the National Incident-Based Reporting System. The center found that reported incidents of fraud, embezzlement and extortion increased over the five-year period, while reported counterfeiting decreased…