Brookhaven, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Brookhaven, GA Summary

Crime in Brookhaven research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven:

  • There were 1,484 total crimes committed in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,544.2 total crimes per 100K people in Brookhaven.
  • The overall crime rate in Brookhaven is 20.05% above the national average.
  • Brookhaven ranks #143 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Brookhaven ranks #8,096 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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Brookhaven Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brookhaven is 2,544.2 per 100,000 people. That's 20.05% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 27.17% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brookhaven
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,484 2,544.2 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 5 8.6 6.9 5.0
Robbery 64 109.7 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 91 156.0 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 177 303.5 325.7 359.0
Burglary 167 286.3 202.8 229.0
Larceny 1,015 1,740.1 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 125 214.3 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 1,307 2,240.7 1,674.9 1,760.0

Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven

177
Violent Crimes
303.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 177 violent crimes in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brookhaven is 303.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 329.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brookhaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.47% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.84% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brookhaven

1,307
Property Crimes
2,240.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,307 property crimes in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brookhaven is 2,240.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brookhaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 27.31% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.79% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brookhaven

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
Alpharetta, GA 67,788 950 1,401.4 1,152.1 249.3
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
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
Chamblee, GA 32,423 1,355 4,179.1 3,553.0 626.1
Decatur, GA 24,112 579 2,401.3 2,268.6 132.7
Suwanee, GA 23,585 763 3,235.1 3,107.9 127.2

Brookhaven SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
1
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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