Decatur Crime Rate Report (Georgia)

Decatur crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 10 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Decatur for 2013 is expected to be lower than in 2010.

The city violent crime rate for Decatur in 2010 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 52.85% and the city property crime rate in Decatur was higher than the national property crime rate average by 6.65%.

In 2010 the city violent crime rate in Decatur was lower than the violent crime rate in Georgia by 52.81% and the city property crime rate in Decatur was lower than the property crime rate in Georgia by 13.82%.
Decatur Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita Decatur Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Decatur Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2010 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault11
Arson0
Burglary100
Forcible Rape2
Larceny and Theft431
Motor Vehicle Theft46
Murder and Manslaughter1
Robbery21
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)664
Property Crime577
Violent Crime35
2013 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault10
Arson0
Burglary119
Forcible Rape2
Larceny and Theft448
Motor Vehicle Theft53
Murder and Manslaughter1
Robbery27
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)707
Property Crime620
Violent Crime41

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Decatur Property Crime Decatur Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Decatur Crime 2010 Decatur Crime 2013

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Decatur Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison Decatur Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Decatur, 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 and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Decatur crime report data for 2013 was projected from 10 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2010.

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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