Crime in Atlanta
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Crime in Atlanta, Georgia is above the national median and has been a major problem for the city since the middle 20th century.
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Atlanta | |
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Crime rates* (2021) | |
Violent crimes | |
Homicide | 20.2 |
Rape | 195.2** |
Robbery | 429.3 |
Aggravated assault | 633.5 |
Property crimes | |
Burglary | 1,028.8 |
Larceny-theft | 3,549.1 |
Motor vehicle theft | 921.4 |
Arson | 10.8 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. ** Legacy definition[1] Source: FBI 2015 UCR data |
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Atlanta’s public safety improvement between 2001 and 2009 occurred at more than twice the rate of the rest of the country.[2] After ranking in the top five highest violent crime cities for most of the previous three decades, in 2009 Atlanta ranked 31st,[2] and in 2015, 24/7 Wall Street ranked it 19th.[3] While various news sources report rankings by crime rate, FBI strongly cautions against comparing different cities' crime rates, as such a misuse of bare statistics ignores various important factors, such as population density, degree of urbanization, composition of population, economic conditions, etc.[4]