Fayetteville, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fayetteville, GA Summary

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

  • There were 497 total crimes committed in Fayetteville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,533.3 total crimes per 100K people in Fayetteville.
  • The overall crime rate in Fayetteville is 9.00% above the national average.
  • Fayetteville ranks #150 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Fayetteville ranks #7,535 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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Fayetteville Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fayetteville is 2,533.3 per 100,000 people. That's 9.00% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.23% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fayetteville
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 497 2,533.3 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 8 40.8 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 86.7 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 32 163.1 400.1 369.8
Burglary 23 117.2 290.7 269.8
Larceny 422 2,151.0 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 101.9 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 465 2,370.2 2,007.4 1,954.4

Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville

32
Violent Crimes
163.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fayetteville is 163.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 613.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.89% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.23% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fayetteville

465
Property Crimes
2,370.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
21.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 465 property crimes in Fayetteville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fayetteville is 2,370.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fayetteville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 21.27% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.07% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fayetteville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newnan, GA 43,932 1,429 3,252.8 2,039.5 1,213.2
McDonough, GA 31,292 849 2,713.2 2,352.0 361.1
Fairburn, GA 16,710 274 1,639.7 1,322.6 317.2
Hampton, GA 8,308 69 830.5 686.1 144.4
Tyrone, GA 7,917 42 530.5 480.0 50.5

Fayetteville SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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