County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Cabarrus County, NC
At 225,804 residents, Cabarrus County is a large county in North Carolina. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).
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Data updated 2026-07-13
481
Property offenses
55
Violent offenses
536
Total · 2024
Cabarrus County, NC reported 24 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Cabarrus County, NC agencies reported 55 violent and 481 property offenses. That equals about 24 violent and 213 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.
2024 UCR year
55 violent offenses
24/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Cabarrus County, NC
Position in the state cohort
Cabarrus County reported a lower violent-crime rate than most comparable North Carolina counties
At 24.4 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Cabarrus County ranks 77 of 77 — above 0 of the 76 other North Carolina counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -80.5% against the cohort median of 125.2. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 10.3% of the 536 Part I offenses reported in Cabarrus County for 2024, against a median of 18.0% across comparable North Carolina counties — a gap of 7.7 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 23.0 per 100,000 in 2020 to 24.4 in 2024 (+5.8%). The highest observed value was 25.7 in 2023 and the lowest 20.8 in 2021. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
On a large county row, county figures aggregate every participating agency inside the county. Participation is voluntary. Per-100,000 rates use a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census county population, never a Table 10 field; unmatched counties stay count-only. A large county line encloses very different communities.
Property Crime
481
Violent Crime
55
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
481
Burglary
109
Larceny-Theft
316
Motor Vehicle Theft
56
Arson
3
Violent Crime
55
Murder
1
Rape
5
Robbery
9
Aggravated Assault
40
Reporting Agency
Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Cabarrus County's crime figures on this page originate from Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the crime rate in Cabarrus County, NC?▼
In 2024, Cabarrus County reported 55 violent crimes and 481 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Cabarrus County safe?▼
Cabarrus County reported 536 total crimes in 2024.Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in North Carolina on our state page for context.
Similar-Size Counties in North Carolina
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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.
FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.