Neighborhood overview
University City, Charlotte
Recent police-feed safety data for University City in Charlotte, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Charlotte police open-data feed.
Safety Index
University City reports lower per-capita rates than Charlotte citywide.
Violent (persons)
18 / 100k local
vs Charlotte 53 / 100k citywide (-66%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-95%)
Property
212 / 100k local
vs Charlotte 465 / 100k citywide (-54%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-89%)
~211,773 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Jun 8, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. The reported per-capita rate is lower than expected for a city this size, so the grade is read as provisional until the upstream feed fills in.
Recent activity (602 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 6 week-over-week (21 this week, 15 the week before).
- · property reports down 1 week-over-week (66 this week, 67 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 11 week-over-week (44 this week, 55 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.