Kennett, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kennett, MO Summary

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

  • There were 435 total crimes committed in Kennett the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,290.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kennett.
  • The overall crime rate in Kennett is 84.60% above the national average.
  • Kennett ranks #333 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Kennett ranks #9,124 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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Kennett Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kennett is 4,290.4 per 100,000 people. That's 84.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 39.58% higher than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kennett
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 435 4,290.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 3 29.6 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 355.1 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 44 434.0 542.7 369.8
Burglary 96 946.8 378.8 269.8
Larceny 274 2,702.4 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 207.1 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 391 3,856.4 2,531.0 1,954.4

Kennett Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Kennett

44
Violent Crimes
434.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Kennett in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kennett is 434.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 230.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kennett each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.35% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.04% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kennett

391
Property Crimes
3,856.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
97.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 391 property crimes in Kennett in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kennett is 3,856.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kennett each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 97.32% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 52.36% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kennett

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jonesboro, AR 79,865 3,171 3,970.5 3,324.4 646.1
Paragould, AR 30,296 1,498 4,944.5 3,802.5 1,142.1
Poplar Bluff, MO 16,181 77 475.9 432.6 43.3
Dyersburg, TN 15,988 984 6,154.6 5,010.0 1,144.6
Blytheville, AR 12,732 646 5,073.8 4,107.8 966.1
Dexter, MO 7,854 182 2,317.3 2,113.6 203.7
Trumann, AR 7,283 359 4,929.3 4,009.3 920.0
Osceola, AR 6,621 342 5,165.4 3,020.7 2,144.7
Caruthersville, MO 5,212 310 5,947.8 3,568.7 2,379.1
Piggott, AR 3,532 49 1,387.3 1,217.4 169.9

Kennett SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
9
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