Knightdale, NC Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Knightdale, NC Summary

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

  • There were 641 total crimes committed in Knightdale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,118.2 total crimes per 100K people in Knightdale.
  • The overall crime rate in Knightdale is 47.14% above the national average.
  • Knightdale ranks #142 safest out of 242 cities in North Carolina.
  • Knightdale ranks #8,685 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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Knightdale Vs North Carolina And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Knightdale is 3,118.2 per 100,000 people. That's 47.14% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 33.03% higher than the North Carolina total crime rate of 2,343.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Knightdale
/ 100k People
North Carolina
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 641 3,118.2 2,343.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.5 5.0
Robbery 5 24.3 50.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 150.8 290.1 256.0
Violent Crime 40 194.6 375.8 359.0
Burglary 36 175.1 323.9 229.0
Larceny 491 2,388.5 1,390.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 74 360.0 254.1 259.0
Property Crime 601 2,923.6 1,968.1 1,760.0

Knightdale 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 Knightdale

40
Violent Crimes
194.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Knightdale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Knightdale is 194.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 513.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Knightdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 266.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.22% lower than the North Carolina violent crime rate of 375.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Knightdale

601
Property Crimes
2,923.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
66.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 601 property crimes in Knightdale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Knightdale is 2,923.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Knightdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 66.11% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.54% higher than the North Carolina property crime rate of 1,968.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Knightdale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raleigh, NC 488,085 16,146 3,308.0 2,819.2 488.8
Cary, NC 181,793 2,524 1,388.4 1,317.4 71.0
Wake Forest, NC 55,872 811 1,451.5 1,304.8 146.8
Garner, NC 36,720 1,786 4,863.8 4,507.1 356.8
Morrisville, NC 32,336 819 2,532.8 2,433.8 99.0
Clayton, NC 31,494 457 1,451.1 1,282.8 168.3
Wendell, NC 16,281 197 1,210.0 1,074.9 135.1
Rolesville, NC 11,884 56 471.2 437.6 33.7
Zebulon, NC 10,356 288 2,781.0 2,452.7 328.3

Knightdale SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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