Cartersville, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cartersville, GA Summary

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

  • There were 498 total crimes committed in Cartersville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,949.7 total crimes per 100K people in Cartersville.
  • The overall crime rate in Cartersville is -8.00% below the national average.
  • Cartersville ranks #117 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Cartersville ranks #7,110 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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Cartersville Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cartersville is 1,949.7 per 100,000 people. That's -8.00% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -2.55% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cartersville
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 498 1,949.7 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.9 6.9 5.0
Robbery 10 39.1 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 42 164.4 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 67 262.3 325.7 359.0
Burglary 29 113.5 202.8 229.0
Larceny 379 1,483.8 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 23 90.0 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 431 1,687.4 1,674.9 1,760.0

Cartersville 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 Cartersville

67
Violent Crimes
262.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 violent crimes in Cartersville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cartersville is 262.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 381.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cartersville each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.94% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.47% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cartersville

431
Property Crimes
1,687.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 431 property crimes in Cartersville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cartersville is 1,687.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cartersville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.13% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.75% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cartersville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woodstock, GA 39,613 428 1,080.5 1,024.9 55.5
Canton, GA 38,085 354 929.5 758.8 170.7
Kennesaw, GA 35,138 386 1,098.5 845.2 253.3
Acworth, GA 22,364 275 1,229.7 1,202.8 26.8
Holly Springs, GA 20,625 101 489.7 484.8 4.8
Dallas, GA 15,276 104 680.8 582.6 98.2
Adairsville, GA 5,107 81 1,586.1 1,468.6 117.5
Euharlee, GA 4,132 42 1,016.5 847.0 169.4

Cartersville SnackAbility

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