Dalton, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dalton, GA Summary

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

  • There were 741 total crimes committed in Dalton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,145.5 total crimes per 100K people in Dalton.
  • The overall crime rate in Dalton is 1.24% above the national average.
  • Dalton ranks #124 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Dalton ranks #7,502 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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Dalton Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dalton is 2,145.5 per 100,000 people. That's 1.24% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 7.24% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dalton
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 741 2,145.5 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 5.0
Robbery 11 31.8 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 55 159.2 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 84 243.2 325.7 359.0
Burglary 61 176.6 202.8 229.0
Larceny 561 1,624.3 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 35 101.3 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 657 1,902.3 1,674.9 1,760.0

Dalton 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 Dalton

84
Violent Crimes
243.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 84 violent crimes in Dalton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dalton is 243.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 411.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dalton each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.25% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.33% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dalton

657
Property Crimes
1,902.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 657 property crimes in Dalton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dalton is 1,902.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dalton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.09% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.58% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dalton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Canton, GA 38,085 354 929.5 758.8 170.7
Holly Springs, GA 20,625 101 489.7 484.8 4.8
Soddy-Daisy, TN 13,281 101 760.5 594.8 165.7
Collegedale, TN 11,599 98 844.9 827.7 17.2
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 10,679 334 3,127.6 2,977.8 149.8
Signal Mountain, TN 8,935 47 526.0 436.5 89.5
Chatsworth, GA 4,882 32 655.5 532.6 122.9
Ringgold, GA 3,444 90 2,613.2 2,410.0 203.3

Dalton SnackAbility

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