Clarkston, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clarkston, GA Summary

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

  • There were 402 total crimes committed in Clarkston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,797.9 total crimes per 100K people in Clarkston.
  • The overall crime rate in Clarkston is 20.38% above the national average.
  • Clarkston ranks #164 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Clarkston ranks #7,882 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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Clarkston Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clarkston is 2,797.9 per 100,000 people. That's 20.38% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 16.22% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clarkston
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 402 2,797.9 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 3 20.9 8.8 6.3
Robbery 30 208.8 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 229.7 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 69 480.2 400.1 369.8
Burglary 60 417.6 290.7 269.8
Larceny 234 1,628.6 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 39 271.4 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 333 2,317.7 2,007.4 1,954.4

Clarkston 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 Clarkston

69
Violent Crimes
480.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Clarkston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clarkston is 480.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clarkston each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.86% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 20.03% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clarkston

333
Property Crimes
2,317.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
18.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 333 property crimes in Clarkston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clarkston is 2,317.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clarkston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 18.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.46% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clarkston

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
Duluth, GA 31,836 428 1,344.4 1,221.9 122.5
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
Stone Mountain, GA 6,541 166 2,537.8 2,140.3 397.5

Clarkston SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
4
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