Oakwood, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oakwood, GA Summary

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

  • There were 149 total crimes committed in Oakwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,119.8 total crimes per 100K people in Oakwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Oakwood is 0.03% above the national average.
  • Oakwood ranks #123 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Oakwood ranks #7,462 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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Oakwood Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oakwood is 2,119.8 per 100,000 people. That's 0.03% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 5.96% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oakwood
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 149 2,119.8 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 14.2 6.9 5.0
Robbery 1 14.2 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 85.4 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 12 170.7 325.7 359.0
Burglary 11 156.5 202.8 229.0
Larceny 110 1,564.9 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 227.6 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 137 1,949.1 1,674.9 1,760.0

Oakwood 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 Oakwood

12
Violent Crimes
170.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Oakwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oakwood is 170.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 585.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oakwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.45% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.59% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oakwood

137
Property Crimes
1,949.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 137 property crimes in Oakwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oakwood is 1,949.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oakwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.37% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oakwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gainesville, GA 48,944 1,365 2,788.9 2,300.6 488.3
Lawrenceville, GA 31,160 778 2,496.8 2,172.7 324.1
Suwanee, GA 23,585 763 3,235.1 3,107.9 127.2
Jefferson, GA 16,643 82 492.7 456.6 36.1
Braselton, GA 16,240 128 788.2 665.0 123.2
Flowery Branch, GA 12,402 113 911.1 838.6 72.6
Auburn, GA 10,527 56 532.0 532.0 0.0

Oakwood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8
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