Kennett, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kennett, MO Summary

Crime in Kennett research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Kennett over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Kennett:

  • There were 455 total crimes committed in Kennett in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,551.8 total crimes per 100K people in Kennett.
  • The overall crime rate in Kennett is 114.79% above the national average.
  • Kennett ranks #282 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Kennett ranks #9,468 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Kennett Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kennett is 4,551.8 per 100,000 people. That's 114.79% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 89.40% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kennett
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 455 4,551.8 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 1 10.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 11 110.0 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 34 340.1 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 57 570.2 462.0 359.0
Burglary 61 610.2 236.3 229.0
Larceny 320 3,201.3 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 170.1 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 398 3,981.6 1,941.2 1,760.0

Kennett Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Kennett

57
Violent Crimes
570.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
58.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 57 violent crimes in Kennett in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kennett is 570.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kennett each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 58.84% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.41% higher than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kennett

398
Property Crimes
3,981.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
126.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 398 property crimes in Kennett in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kennett is 3,981.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kennett each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 126.23% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 105.11% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kennett

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jonesboro, AR 81,256 3,059 3,764.6 3,044.7 719.9
Paragould, AR 30,814 1,175 3,813.2 2,898.0 915.2
Poplar Bluff, MO 16,108 40 248.3 211.1 37.2
Dyersburg, TN 15,917 957 6,012.4 4,755.9 1,256.5
Blytheville, AR 12,354 714 5,779.5 4,419.6 1,359.9
Dexter, MO 7,856 244 3,105.9 2,813.1 292.8
Trumann, AR 7,367 274 3,719.3 2,538.3 1,180.9
Osceola, AR 6,519 79 1,211.8 567.6 644.3
Caruthersville, MO 5,129 251 4,893.7 3,665.4 1,228.3
Piggott, AR 3,509 27 769.4 684.0 85.5

Kennett SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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