Annual crime rate in Kent county is 1.1 crimes per 1000 people. Compared to the national crime rate, Kent's rate is at 118% as of November 2024.Possession of weapons crime makes up 1.0% of all crimes reported in the county. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 1.8k, and this number has increased by 12.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2023 - September 2024.
| Kent county | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 0.9 |
| 118% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 1.0% | share of all crimes | 0.9% |
| 1.8k | crimes reported | 51.5k |
| 12.9% | annual change | -0.0% |
Crime rate ranking : 14. highest crime rate out of 54 counties
The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 1.8k, and this number has increased by 12.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2023 - September 2024. In the graph below, county are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the county crime rate between October 2023 - September 2024 to the county crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the county.
+12.9% annual change, crime is increasing
1.8k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2011 to September 2024.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2019 till 2023.
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