Kernersville, NC Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kernersville, NC Summary

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

  • There were 1,046 total crimes committed in Kernersville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,863.2 total crimes per 100K people in Kernersville.
  • The overall crime rate in Kernersville is 66.22% above the national average.
  • Kernersville ranks #180 safest out of 256 cities in North Carolina.
  • Kernersville ranks #8,864 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Kernersville Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kernersville is 3,863.2 per 100,000 people. That's 66.22% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 46.01% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,645.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kernersville
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,046 3,863.2 2,645.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.0 6.3
Robbery 8 29.5 69.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 60 221.6 314.5 268.2
Violent Crime 75 277.0 419.3 369.8
Burglary 93 343.5 471.2 269.8
Larceny 819 3,024.8 1,561.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 59 217.9 193.6 282.7
Property Crime 971 3,586.2 2,226.5 1,954.4

Kernersville Crime Compared To North Carolina Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Carolina.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Kernersville

75
Violent Crimes
277.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-25.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 75 violent crimes in Kernersville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kernersville is 277.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 361.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kernersville each year. That compares to a 1 in 238.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -25.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.94% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 419.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kernersville

971
Property Crimes
3,586.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
83.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 971 property crimes in Kernersville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kernersville is 3,586.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kernersville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 83.49% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 61.07% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 2,226.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kernersville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greensboro, NC 298,719 13,755 4,604.7 3,785.5 819.2
Winston-Salem, NC 251,295 12,739 5,069.3 3,893.8 1,175.5
High Point, NC 114,280 3,702 3,239.4 2,691.6 547.8
Jamestown, ND 15,772 364 2,307.9 2,079.6 228.3
Archdale, NC 12,002 218 1,816.4 1,649.7 166.6
King, NC 7,213 137 1,899.3 1,830.0 69.3

Kernersville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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