Kennesaw, GA Crime

The crime in Kennesaw is lower than the national average for both violent and property crimes. This makes it a relatively safe place to live. The low crime rate may be due to the city's strict gun laws, which require all households to have a firearm.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Kennesaw violent crime is 9.7. (The US average is 22.7)

Kennesaw property crime is 25.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Kennesaw, GA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	88.2	5.2	5.2	10.4	67.5	1598.3	238.7	1136.4	223.1
2001	99.1	0	0	31.5	67.6	2004.7	229.8	1666.8	108.1
2002	110.3	0	8.8	17.6	83.8	2250.3	264.7	1879.6	105.9
2003	91.3	4	0	27.8	59.6	2346.8	353.4	1806.8	186.6
2004	91.4	3.8	7.6	34.3	45.7	2107	327.7	1607.9	171.5
2005	120.6	0	0	24.8	95.8	1933.4	322.8	1411.9	198.7
2007	104.2	3.1	6.1	30.6	64.3	1666.5	288	1265.2	113.3
2008	93.3	0	6	39.1	48.2	1670.6	355.2	1231.1	84.3
2009	90.7	0	9.1	24.2	57.5	1842.1	323.7	1418.6	99.8
2010	59.9	0	6	15	38.9	1574.9	329.4	1179.7	65.9
2011	69.6	0	0	19.9	49.7	1892.3	401	1408.5	82.9
2012	98.3	0	3.3	29.5	65.5	1635.1	344.1	1209.1	81.9
2013		0	0	22.4	86.3	1607.6	230.1	1326.3	51.1
2014	114.1	3.1	6.2	33.9	70.9	1566.5	237.4	1248.9	80.2
2015	164	0	18.2	60.7	85	1670	303.6	1293.5	72.9
2016	193	0	20.5	46.8	125.7	1774.6	301.1	1400.4	73.1
2017	210.8	0	49.8	55.6	105.4	1405.4	143.5	1194.6	67.3
2018	163.3	0	45.8	31.5	85.9	1226.1	117.5	1014.1	94.5
2019	138.6	2.9	23.1	23.1	89.5	1397.2	98.1	1203.8	95.3

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Acworth, GA	69.8	1,906.5	19,939	3	2019
Marietta, GA	427.2	3,147.2	59,663	7	2019
Woodstock, GA	116.5	1,308.6	27,665	8	2019
Emerson, GA	436.7	2,308.2	1,490	10	2019
Powder Springs, GA	216.9	1,873.3	14,524	12	2018

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Acworth, GA	69.8	1,906.5	19,939	3	2019
Woodstock, GA	116.5	1,308.6	27,665	8	2019
Powder Springs, GA	216.9	1,873.3	14,524	12	2018
Holly Springs, GA	24.3	994.4	9,310	12	2018
Cartersville, GA	372.9	4,622.8	13,727	14	2017

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Lynn · Kennesaw, GA

It’s awful!

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for 15 years. Lived in Colorado and Missouri also and spent a lot of time in Southern California. I can tell you this place is terrible! Summers are long, More

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Chelsea · Westminster, MD

No comparison

Over 6 years ago

Warm autumn and always something to do no matter what More

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Cara · Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw is a good place to raise kids.

Over 13 years ago

Kennesaw - Here's a bit of our background to help in your assessment. We moved to GA from southern CA. I've lived in Kennesaw for 8yrs. We are a multicultural family More

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Kennesaw, GA Crime

Kennesaw violent crime is 9.7. (The US average is 22.7)

Kennesaw property crime is 25.6. (The US average is 35.4)

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Kennesaw violent crime is 9.7. (The US average is 22.7)

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