United States / Georgia

Georgia crime rate

The FBI estimates 296.9 violent crimes and 1,409.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents of Georgia in 2025. The violent crime rate is below the US rate of 327.6 and fell 7.1% from 2024.

Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 29, 2026. How we got these numbers

Average share of the population covered by reporting agencies each month, 202591%
Violent crime per 100k, 2025 (FBI estimate)
296.9
US 327.6
Property crime per 100k, 2025 (FBI estimate)
1,409.3
US 1,534.8

Which Georgia cities are covered?

Georgia cities with residents and crime rates per 100,000
CityResidentsViolent per 100kProperty per 100k2025 coverage
Athens129,208352.92,002.212 of 12 months
Atlanta525,939736.23,118.812 of 12 months

Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.

What are the Georgia crime rates by offense, 2025?

Georgia crime by offense, 2025
OffenseGeorgiaUSvs 2024
Violent crime
Violent crime296.9327.67.1%
Murder5.64.118.8%
Rape30.436.18.7%
Robbery33.649.415.2%
Aggravated assault227.3238.05.3%
Property crime
Property crime1,409.31,534.815.1%
Burglary164.7193.618.6%
Larceny-theft1,081.21,144.112.5%
Motor vehicle theft163.4197.026.3%
ArsonNot estimatedNot estimatedNot estimated

Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.

About this state's data

On average, agencies covering 91% of Georgia's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 89%). State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.

How we count

Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025

GeorgiaUnited States
012525037550020212022202320242025Georgia 2021: 349.8Georgia 2022: 371.2Georgia 2023: 367.0Georgia 2024: 319.7Georgia 2025: 296.9United States 2021: 387.0United States 2022: 388.7United States 2023: 379.5United States 2024: 362.9United States 2025: 327.6United States 327.6Georgia 296.9
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Violent crime rate by year, Georgia
YearGeorgiaUnited States
2021349.8387.0
2022371.2388.7
2023367.0379.5
2024319.7362.9
2025296.9327.6

Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025

GeorgiaUnited States
06251,2501,8752,50020212022202320242025Georgia 2021: 1,601.4Georgia 2022: 1,708.7Georgia 2023: 1,877.8Georgia 2024: 1,660.4Georgia 2025: 1,409.3United States 2021: 1,832.3United States 2022: 1,973.8United States 2023: 1,934.1United States 2024: 1,761.1United States 2025: 1,534.8United States 1,534.8Georgia 1,409.3
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Property crime rate by year, Georgia
YearGeorgiaUnited States
20211,601.41,832.3
20221,708.71,973.8
20231,877.81,934.1
20241,660.41,761.1
20251,409.31,534.8

Sources

  • FBI Crime Data Explorer, Georgia and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
  • FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
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  • FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
  • Georgia: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_GA_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)