Alpharetta, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Alpharetta, GA Summary

Crime in Alpharetta research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alpharetta over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alpharetta:

  • There were 950 total crimes committed in Alpharetta in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,401.4 total crimes per 100K people in Alpharetta.
  • The overall crime rate in Alpharetta is -33.87% below the national average.
  • Alpharetta ranks #89 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Alpharetta ranks #5,765 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Alpharetta Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alpharetta is 1,401.4 per 100,000 people. That's -33.87% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -29.95% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alpharetta
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 950 1,401.4 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.5 6.9 5.0
Robbery 8 11.8 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 145 213.9 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 169 249.3 325.7 359.0
Burglary 51 75.2 202.8 229.0
Larceny 691 1,019.4 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 39 57.5 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 781 1,152.1 1,674.9 1,760.0

Alpharetta Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Alpharetta

169
Violent Crimes
249.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 169 violent crimes in Alpharetta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alpharetta is 249.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 401.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alpharetta each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.56% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.46% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alpharetta

781
Property Crimes
1,152.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 781 property crimes in Alpharetta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alpharetta is 1,152.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alpharetta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.54% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.21% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alpharetta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sandy Springs, GA 105,580 1,689 1,599.7 1,460.5 139.2
Roswell, GA 91,789 1,084 1,181.0 1,020.8 160.1
Johns Creek, GA 81,056 464 572.4 536.7 35.8
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
Milton, GA 41,603 226 543.2 449.5 93.7
Woodstock, GA 39,613 428 1,080.5 1,024.9 55.5
Duluth, GA 32,511 443 1,362.6 1,193.4 169.2
Suwanee, GA 23,585 763 3,235.1 3,107.9 127.2
Norcross, GA 18,213 506 2,778.2 2,498.2 280.0
Doraville, GA 10,837 627 5,785.7 5,222.8 562.9

Alpharetta SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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