Decatur, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Decatur, GA Summary

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

  • There were 691 total crimes committed in Decatur the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,848.4 total crimes per 100K people in Decatur.
  • The overall crime rate in Decatur is 22.56% above the national average.
  • Decatur ranks #168 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Decatur ranks #7,949 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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Decatur Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Decatur is 2,848.4 per 100,000 people. That's 22.56% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 18.32% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Decatur
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 691 2,848.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.1 8.8 6.3
Robbery 10 41.2 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 53.6 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 32 131.9 400.1 369.8
Burglary 44 181.4 290.7 269.8
Larceny 573 2,362.0 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 42 173.1 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 659 2,716.5 2,007.4 1,954.4

Decatur 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 Decatur

32
Violent Crimes
131.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Decatur in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Decatur is 131.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 758.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Decatur each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.03% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Decatur

659
Property Crimes
2,716.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 659 property crimes in Decatur in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Decatur is 2,716.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Decatur each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.33% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Decatur

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
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
Clarkston, GA 14,368 402 2,797.9 2,317.7 480.2

Decatur SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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