Brookhaven, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Brookhaven:

  • There were 1,511 total crimes committed in Brookhaven the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,716.9 total crimes per 100K people in Brookhaven.
  • The overall crime rate in Brookhaven is 16.90% above the national average.
  • Brookhaven ranks #162 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Brookhaven ranks #7,775 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 2,716.9 per 100,000 people. That's 16.90% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.86% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brookhaven
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,511 2,716.9 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 7 12.6 8.8 6.3
Robbery 65 116.9 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 158 284.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 258 463.9 400.1 369.8
Burglary 154 276.9 290.7 269.8
Larceny 974 1,751.4 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 125 224.8 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,253 2,253.0 2,007.4 1,954.4

Brookhaven Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Brookhaven

258
Violent Crimes
463.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
25.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 258 violent crimes in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brookhaven is 463.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 215.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brookhaven each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 25.45% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 15.95% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brookhaven

1,253
Property Crimes
2,253.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,253 property crimes in Brookhaven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brookhaven is 2,253.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.4 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 15.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.24% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 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 106,747 1,745 1,634.7 1,496.1 138.6
Roswell, GA 92,550 1,291 1,394.9 1,208.0 186.9
Johns Creek, GA 81,964 423 516.1 474.6 41.5
Alpharetta, GA 66,629 1,051 1,577.4 1,302.7 274.7
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
Woodstock, GA 37,325 442 1,184.2 1,087.7 96.5
Duluth, GA 31,836 428 1,344.4 1,221.9 122.5
Chamblee, GA 29,393 831 2,827.2 2,299.9 527.3
Decatur, GA 24,259 691 2,848.4 2,716.5 131.9
Suwanee, GA 22,911 411 1,793.9 1,610.6 183.3

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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