McDonough, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In McDonough, GA Summary

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

  • There were 981 total crimes committed in McDonough in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,960.2 total crimes per 100K people in McDonough.
  • The overall crime rate in McDonough is 39.68% above the national average.
  • McDonough ranks #162 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • McDonough ranks #8,546 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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McDonough Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in McDonough is 2,960.2 per 100,000 people. That's 39.68% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 47.97% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
McDonough
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 981 2,960.2 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.0 6.9 5.0
Robbery 16 48.3 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 64 193.1 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 111 334.9 325.7 359.0
Burglary 55 166.0 202.8 229.0
Larceny 708 2,136.4 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 107 322.9 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 870 2,625.2 1,674.9 1,760.0

McDonough 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 McDonough

111
Violent Crimes
334.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-6.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 111 violent crimes in McDonough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in McDonough is 334.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 298.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in McDonough each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -6.70% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.83% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In McDonough

870
Property Crimes
2,625.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
49.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 870 property crimes in McDonough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in McDonough is 2,625.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in McDonough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 49.16% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 56.74% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around McDonough

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Stockbridge, GA 35,352 912 2,579.8 2,195.1 384.7
Fayetteville, GA 20,451 552 2,699.1 2,542.7 156.5
Conyers, GA 20,274 578 2,850.9 2,476.1 374.9
Locust Grove, GA 11,978 386 3,222.6 2,963.8 258.8
Hampton, GA 9,440 56 593.2 339.0 254.2
Morrow, GA 6,307 444 7,039.8 6,484.9 554.9
Jackson, GA 5,361 109 2,033.2 1,809.4 223.8

Mcdonough SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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