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Decatur Crime Rate Report (Georgia)

Decatur 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 Decatur for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Decatur in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 61.19% and the city property crime rate in Decatur was higher than the national property crime rate average by 20.53%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Decatur was lower than the violent crime rate in Georgia by 57.17% and the city property crime rate in Decatur was higher than the property crime rate in Georgia by 31.27%.

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

Decatur Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault15
Arson0
Burglary35
Larceny and Theft377
Motor Vehicle Theft39
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery14
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)538
Property Crime451
Violent Crime31
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault19
Arson1
Burglary30
Larceny and Theft438
Motor Vehicle Theft43
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape4
Robbery11
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)598
Property Crime511
Violent Crime34

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Decatur Property Crime

Decatur Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Decatur Crime 2025

Decatur Crime 2026

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 found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Decatur 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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