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Cabarrus County, NC Arrest Records

Cabarrus County, NC is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.19 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Forsyth, Harnett, Iredell, Union, Catawba counties in North Carolina.
Cabarrus County, NC property crime rate is 3.62 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 461 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 18.51% compared to 2015.

Cabarrus County, NC Crime Rate

Total arrests in Cabarrus County in 2016 increased by 21.71% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 30 to 38 while non-violent crime increased by 21.46% from 601 to 730.

5 Crimes In Cabarrus County, NC in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 461
Burglary 231
Motor vehicle theft 38
Robbery 19
Aggravated assault 15

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Cabarrus County increased by 26.67% from 2015 and increased by 31.03% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 29 to 38. In 2016 violent crime rate in Cabarrus County was 95.98% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.019%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Cabarrus County increased by 21.46% from 2015 and decreased by 30.01% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 1,043 to 730. In 2016 property crime rate in Cabarrus County was 87.26% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.362%.

How Cabarrus stands up against other counties

Cabarrus vs. Johnston

You’ll be in more safety in Cabarrus compared to Johnston county that had 178.87% higher crime rate compared to Cabarrus county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0050 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0157 in Johnston county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.1885 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.5119 in Johnston county.

Names with the most arrests in Cabarrus

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Cabarrus, North Carolina, the most crimes, that's 38.53% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Cabarrus County is 0.88% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 1.04 daily crimes that occur in Cabarrus County.
  • Cabarrus, NC is safer than Johnston.
  • In Cabarrus County you have a 1 in 262 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Cabarrus, NC have increased by 21.71%.

Cabarrus Police Departments

Cities in Cabarrus County

Names in Cabarrus County