Crime in Atlanta, Georgia

Crime in Atlanta, GA is significantly higher than the US average. The rate of violent crime in Atlanta is 55.3 compared to 22.7 nationally, while property crime in Atlanta is 75.4 as opposed to 35.4 across the United States. This shows that citizens of Atlanta must take extra precautions to ensure their safety and wellbeing given the higher level of criminal activity in the area.

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

Atlanta violent crime is 55.3. (The US average is 22.7)

Atlanta property crime is 75.4. (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

Atlanta, GA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	2743.1	31.7	65.8	1023.5	1622	10392.7	2192	6459.9	1740.8
2001	2534	33.8	86	1017.8	1396.4	9703.6	2047.1	6030.6	1626
2002	2289.1	34.9	63.4	957.1	1233.8	9066	1964.2	5443.5	1658.3
2003	1969.9	34.6	65.2	858.6	1011.5	8869.4	1871	5319.9	1678.5
2004	1842	26	62.1	724.5	1029.4	7716.3	1563.9	4813.9	1338.4
2005	1674.8	20.9	51.8	664.3	937.8	7290.3	1543.7	4410.1	1336.5
2006	1553.7	22.6	35.2	609.1	886.8	6634.6	1523.5	3901.2	1210
2007	1623.8	25.9	29.8	719.3	848.8	7285.9	1781.5	4092.8	1411.7
2008	1388.9	19.7	23.6	620.6	724.9	7312.7	1874.1	4221.1	1217.6
2009	1150.1	14.5	24.4	492.9	618.4	6212.5	1648	3528.8	1035.6
2010	1071.6	17.3	16.6	403	634.7	5741.2	1494.2	3307	940
2011	1432.8	20.7	34.8	550.6	826.7	7083.8	1762.3	4059.4	1262.2
2012	1379	19	25.9	520.8	813.4	6533.5	1416.8	3938.3	1178.4
2013		18.6	23.3	523.9	657.4	6103.5	1316.6	3804.3	982.7
2014	1227.4	20.5	33.2	512.6	661.1	5747.4	1203.9	3631	912.5
2015	1119.6	20.2	36.6	429.3	633.5	5499.3	1028.8	3549.1	921.4
2016	1083.6	23.5	28.8	438	593.3	5248.6	933.4	3470.3	844.9
2017	935.7	16.4	58.6	293.6	567.2	4776.4	704.3	3387.2	685
2018	768.8	17.7	49.4	221.5	480.1	4654.4	621.2	3366.4	666.8

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Decatur, GA	167.4	2,351.9	18,156	6	2018
Hapeville, GA	741.6	11,154.8	6,457	7	2018
East Point, GA	1,242.7	12,004.7	35,791	8	2018
Avondale Estates, GA	156.0	2,184.1	2,699	8	2018
Brookhaven, GA	387.3	2,444.6	54,734	8	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Nashville, TN	1,073.1	4,041.1	564,169	214	2019
Charlotte, NC	739.4	3,925.8	604,931	226	2019
Jacksonville, FL	647.4	3,309.5	790,972	286	2019
Louisville, KY	686.9	3,891.5	677,710	312	2019
Louisville, KY	1,346.4	10,044.0	257,739	312	2003

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Atlanta 316 Reviews

It's really not that bad - 2/1/2023
I've lived just outside of Atlanta for 22 years and have spent a year deep within the hustle and bustle of the city. It's really NOT that bad. The crime really isn't... Read More

Ryan | Atlanta, GA | Reply | No Replies

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Growing American City with a Bright Future - 8/17/2022
I have spent my life between Chicago and Atlanta and in the end I chose the Atlanta metro area for affordability. People may complain about rising rent prices, but if... Read More

Bruce | Evanston, IL | Reply | 1 Reply

Atlanta is a no no - 11/6/2021
I've been in Atlanta my whole life!!! The traffic here is so bad, the people here are awful, more and more people are moving here, violence is everywhere, the rent... Read More

Shakira | Lithonia, GA | Reply | 2 Replies

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