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Atlanta Crime Rate Report (Georgia)

Atlanta crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Atlanta for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Atlanta in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 123.43% and the city property crime rate in Atlanta was higher than the national property crime rate average by 102%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Atlanta was higher than the violent crime rate in Georgia by 146.58% and the city property crime rate in Atlanta was higher than the property crime rate in Georgia by 119.99%.

Property and Violent Crime
Atlanta Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Atlanta Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Atlanta Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,976
Arson41
Burglary1,724
Larceny and Theft12,189
Motor Vehicle Theft2,393
Murder and Manslaughter100
Rape127
Robbery647
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)27,532
Property Crime16,306
Violent Crime3,850
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,986
Arson25
Burglary484
Larceny and Theft11,868
Motor Vehicle Theft3,149
Murder and Manslaughter145
Rape149
Robbery139
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)26,727
Property Crime15,501
Violent Crime3,419

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Atlanta Property Crime

Atlanta Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Atlanta Crime 2025

Atlanta Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Atlanta Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Atlanta Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Atlanta, Georgia crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Atlanta crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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