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Crime in Atlanta, Georgia is above the national median and has been a major problem for the city since the middle 20th century. Atlanta's public safety improvement between 2001 and 2009 occurred at more than twice the rate of the rest of the country. [2] After ranking in the top five highest violent crime cities for most of the previous three ...
Violent crime rate by state (2022) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
In 2022, DeKalb County had the second highest crime rate in Georgia. The county saw 40.3 crimes per 1,000 residents. The county also had the second highest rate of robberies and motor vehicle theft, as well as the third highest rates of burglary and larceny theft. DeKalb was only behind Bibb County for highest crime rate. [43]
In 2023, Macon had the highest crime rate in Georgia. Macon had a crime rate of 52.6 crimes per 1,000 residents. [52] Gang activity is a major reason for the crime problem in Macon. [53] The Georgia Bureau of Investigation expanded its Gang Task Force Office to Macon in 2023. [54] As of 2024, crime has reduced in Macon compared to 2022 and 2023 ...
In 2022, Bibb County had the highest crime rate in Georgia. Bibb County had a rate of 52.6 crimes per 1,000 residents. The most common was larceny theft, of which there were 3,694 incidents, while the second most common crime was aggravated assault, with 1,911 committed. Overall, Bibb had the highest crime rate for seven of the ten crime ...
From 1999 to 2011, Kennesaw crime statistics reported that both property and violent crimes had decreased, though from 2003 to 2008 the trend in both violent and property crime rates slightly increased. [22] The increase in crime rate overall is attributed to the population growth rate of 37.41%. The population growth rate is much higher than ...
In 2022, Clarke County had the third highest crime rate in Georgia. Clarke County had 35.5 crimes per 1,000 people, based on 4,599 offenses in 2022, and a population of 129,377. Like most other counties, the two more common crimes were larceny theft (2,983 incidents recorded in Clarke in 2022), and aggravated assault (1,979 incidents).
FBI and CDC. [2][3] Homicide rate by county. CDC. 2014 to 2020 data. [4] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate. It is typically expressed in units of deaths per 100,000 individuals per year; a homicide rate of 4 in a population of 100,000 would mean 4 murders a year, or 0.004% out of the total.