McDonough, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in McDonough:

  • There were 849 total crimes committed in McDonough the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,713.2 total crimes per 100K people in McDonough.
  • The overall crime rate in McDonough is 16.74% above the national average.
  • McDonough ranks #160 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • McDonough ranks #7,768 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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McDonough Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in McDonough is 2,713.2 per 100,000 people. That's 16.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.70% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
McDonough
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 849 2,713.2 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 3 9.6 8.8 6.3
Robbery 13 41.5 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 90 287.6 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 113 361.1 400.1 369.8
Burglary 58 185.4 290.7 269.8
Larceny 587 1,875.9 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 91 290.8 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 736 2,352.0 2,007.4 1,954.4

McDonough 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 McDonough

113
Violent Crimes
361.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 113 violent crimes in McDonough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in McDonough is 361.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 276.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in McDonough each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.74% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In McDonough

736
Property Crimes
2,352.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 736 property crimes in McDonough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in McDonough is 2,352.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.5 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 20.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.17% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 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
Fayetteville, GA 19,619 497 2,533.3 2,370.2 163.1
Locust Grove, GA 10,394 460 4,425.6 4,127.4 298.2
Hampton, GA 8,308 69 830.5 686.1 144.4
Morrow, GA 6,493 621 9,564.1 8,886.5 677.7
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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