Kannapolis, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kannapolis, NC Summary

Crime in Kannapolis research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis:

  • There were 1,186 total crimes committed in Kannapolis in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,953.1 total crimes per 100K people in Kannapolis.
  • The overall crime rate in Kannapolis is -7.84% below the national average.
  • Kannapolis ranks #94 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Kannapolis ranks #7,121 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.

Additional research about crime in North Carolina

Kannapolis Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kannapolis is 1,953.1 per 100,000 people. That's -7.84% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -16.68% lower than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kannapolis
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,186 1,953.1 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 6 9.9 7.5 5.0
Robbery 14 23.1 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 62 102.1 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 102 168.0 375.8 359.0
Burglary 122 200.9 323.9 229.0
Larceny 830 1,366.8 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 132 217.4 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 1,084 1,785.1 1,968.1 1,760.0

Kannapolis Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Kannapolis

102
Violent Crimes
168.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 102 violent crimes in Kannapolis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kannapolis is 168.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 595.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kannapolis each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.21% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.30% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kannapolis

1,084
Property Crimes
1,785.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,084 property crimes in Kannapolis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kannapolis is 1,785.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kannapolis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.43% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.30% lower than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kannapolis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Concord, NC 111,922 1,415 1,264.3 1,105.2 159.0
Huntersville, NC 65,752 991 1,507.2 1,364.2 143.0
Mooresville, NC 54,823 1,299 2,369.4 2,152.4 217.1
Salisbury, NC 36,564 1,809 4,947.5 3,987.5 960.0
Cornelius, NC 33,699 384 1,139.5 1,035.6 103.9
Davidson, NC 14,332 70 488.4 446.6 41.9

Kannapolis SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
7
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