Roswell, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Roswell, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,084 total crimes committed in Roswell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,181.0 total crimes per 100K people in Roswell.
  • The overall crime rate in Roswell is -44.27% below the national average.
  • Roswell ranks #77 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Roswell ranks #5,065 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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Roswell Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Roswell is 1,181.0 per 100,000 people. That's -44.27% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -40.97% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Roswell
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,084 1,181.0 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.2 6.9 5.0
Robbery 23 25.1 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 104 113.3 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 147 160.1 325.7 359.0
Burglary 95 103.5 202.8 229.0
Larceny 784 854.1 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 58 63.2 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 937 1,020.8 1,674.9 1,760.0

Roswell 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 Roswell

147
Violent Crimes
160.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 147 violent crimes in Roswell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Roswell is 160.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 624.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Roswell each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.39% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.83% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Roswell

937
Property Crimes
1,020.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 937 property crimes in Roswell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Roswell is 1,020.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Roswell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -42.00% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.05% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Roswell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sandy Springs, GA 105,580 1,689 1,599.7 1,460.5 139.2
Johns Creek, GA 81,056 464 572.4 536.7 35.8
Alpharetta, GA 67,788 950 1,401.4 1,152.1 249.3
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
Milton, GA 41,603 226 543.2 449.5 93.7
Woodstock, GA 39,613 428 1,080.5 1,024.9 55.5
Duluth, GA 32,511 443 1,362.6 1,193.4 169.2
Decatur, GA 24,112 579 2,401.3 2,268.6 132.7
Suwanee, GA 23,585 763 3,235.1 3,107.9 127.2
Doraville, GA 10,837 627 5,785.7 5,222.8 562.9

Roswell SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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