The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Concord, NC
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
Is Concord, NC safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Concord: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 61% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Concord run from A+ to D-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 880 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
61% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Concord as a whole, and 39% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Concord scores 880.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 in Concord
Car thefts run high in Hartsell School & South Corban Avenue. In this part of central Concord, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Concord.
Robberies and aggravated assaults both run low. In Concord, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.23 robberies and 1.1 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 and 2.6 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Concord
Most of Concord grades well: 96% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Concord run from A+ to D-; 74% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
96%
A or B 96%C 3%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Winding Walk, westAggravated assaults run at about half the rate in the rest of Concord.A+932
2Faggarts East, southeastCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Concord.A+925
3Zemosa Acres, Moss Creek & Skybrook Village, northwestCar thefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Concord.A922
4Carolina Village, Concord Mills & Oxford Commons, southwestAggravated assaults run at about half the rate in the rest of Concord.A922
5Brookwood North, northeastCar thefts run about 20% lower here than in the rest of Concord.A918
6Logan, South Historic Concord & Eastcliff, eastAggravated assaults run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Concord.A-838
7Hartsell School & South Corban Avenue, centralAggravated assaults run at about triple the rate in the rest of Concord.B-610
Neighborhood areas of Concord, ranked by overall 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 crime going up in Concord?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Concord is up 30% and property crime is down 33%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.2 to 1.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 17 to 11 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 38% and property crime rose 10%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
ConcordUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Concord. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Concord
Violent, US
Property, Concord
Property, US
2016
+14%
+4%
+48%
+15%
2017
-10%
+4%
+17%
+12%
2018
-12%
+0%
+8%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-4%
+4%
-20%
-8%
2021
-32%
+6%
-32%
-10%
2022
-11%
+5%
-40%
-6%
2023
-6%
+2%
-40%
-7%
2024
+30%
-4%
-34%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Concord
CrimeGrade™ estimates Concord has about 16 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 56% less than the US as a whole and 60% less than North Carolina.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Concord, about 46% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 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. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 45% of them, against 34% 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)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (48%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (65%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Concord compares with nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Concord, 5 have less crime. Midland and Mount Pleasant have the least.
One thing 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 assault, and they run 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 and assault. 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 robbery and 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 crime costs Concord
Crime costs Concord about $676 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 44% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $31 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $121 million a year, or $941 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$11 million
$87
Rape
$810,000
$6
Robbery
$910,000
$7
Aggravated assault
$4.0 million
$31
Simple assault
$3.1 million
$24
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
$31 million
$238
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Concord means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Concord, NC average a SchoolGrade of B+: 61% of students test proficient, against 49% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Concord on SchoolGrade
