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)
47 / 100k local
vs Charlotte 173 / 100k citywide (-73%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-88%)
Property
713 / 100k local
vs Charlotte 1,502 / 100k citywide (-53%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-63%)
~211,773 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Oct 6, 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 (421 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (17 this week, 15 the week before).
- · property reports down 11 week-over-week (55 this week, 66 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 9 week-over-week (41 this week, 50 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.