Concord is the tenth-largest city in North Carolina, with 128,700 residents in Cabarrus County, about 17 miles northeast of downtown Charlotte · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Concord?
Concord earns an A for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 69% of Americans live. Theft makes up 65% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 902 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Concord as a whole, and 31% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Concord scores 902.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Concord, NC at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Concord, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Concord
One part of Concord stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Hartsell School & South Corban Avenue, in central Concord, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Acts of vandalism are uncommon. Concord has acts of vandalism at a small fraction of the US rate: 1.2 a year per 1,000 residents, against 5.5 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Concord
Every part of Concord where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Concord run from A+ to B.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Winding Walk, westCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Concord.A+938
2Zemosa Acres, Moss Creek & Skybrook Village, northwestCar thefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Concord.A+929
3Carolina Village, Concord Mills & Oxford Commons, southwestCar thefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Concord.A+927
4Faggarts East, southeastCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Concord.A+924
5Brookwood North, northeastCar thefts run about 20% lower here than in the rest of Concord.A922
6Logan, South Historic Concord & Eastcliff, eastCar thefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Concord.A884
7Hartsell School & South Corban Avenue, centralBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of Concord.A-785
Neighborhood areas of Concord, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Concord?
Reported property crime in Concord has fallen 33% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 17 to 11 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 10%.
Property crime, change since 2019
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Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Concord. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Concord
Property, US
2016
+48%
+15%
2017
+17%
+12%
2018
+8%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-20%
-8%
2021
-32%
-10%
2022
-40%
-6%
2023
-40%
-7%
2024
-34%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Concord
CrimeGrade™ estimates Concord has about 11 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 52% less than the US as a whole and 57% less than North Carolina.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Concord, about 65% of the total, followed by vehicle theft and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Concord
Concord has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Concord, 47% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 48% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (48%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (42%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Concord and nearby cities
Concord has less property crime than 4 of its 8 nearest cities.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Concord apart: it has a Walk Grade of D- (10 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 80% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 67% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.85% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 66% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.8% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 66% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 66% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Concord on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Concord
Property crime costs Concord about $11 million a year, or $82 per resident and about $233 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.4 million
$11
Theft
$4.9 million
$38
Vehicle theft
$3.0 million
$24
Arson
$130,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.1 million
$8
Total
$11 million
$82
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
