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The Atlanta crime rate is much higher than the Georgia average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #325

Atlanta, GA	4,378.74
Georgia	1,911.41
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Atlanta, GA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Atlanta, GA	Count	93	151	2,329	3,004	5,470	16,498	4,146	75
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	20.5	33.2	512.6	661.1	1,203.9	3,631.0	912.5	16.5	3,870
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.7	21.4	123.0	218.4	756.9	2,258.4	266.0	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Atlanta, GA	Count	84	105	2,363	2,965	5,938	17,158	4,432	71
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	18.6	23.3	523.9	657.4	1,316.6	3,804.3	982.7	15.7	3,941
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	19.9	125.0	209.3	823.2	2,254.9	268.5	NA	1,689
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Atlanta, GA	Count	83	113	2,276	3,555	6,192	17,212	5,150	103
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	19.0	25.9	520.8	813.4	1,416.8	3,938.3	1,178.4	23.6	4,292
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.9	21.4	125.6	226.0	874.9	2,248.0	287.7	NA	1,753
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Atlanta, GA	Count	88	148	2,343	3,518	7,499	17,274	5,371	121
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	20.7	34.8	550.6	826.7	1,762.3	4,059.4	1,262.2	28.4	4,665
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	20.9	123.8	222.9	974.6	2,351.7	300.3	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Atlanta, GA	Count	93	89	2,162	3,405	8,016	17,741	5,043	95
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	17.3	16.6	403.0	634.7	1,494.2	3,307.0	940.0	17.7	3,627
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	21.6	127.7	248.2	998.4	2,329.3	312.8	NA	1,872
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Atlanta, GA	Count	80	135	2,725	3,419	9,112	19,511	5,726	157
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	14.5	24.4	492.9	618.4	1,648.0	3,528.8	1,035.6	28.4	3,922
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	23.4	148.6	248.3	1,000.7	2,328.7	337.2	NA	1,926
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Atlanta, GA	Count	105	126	3,308	3,864	9,989	22,499	6,490	147
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	19.7	23.6	620.6	724.9	1,874.1	4,221.1	1,217.6	27.6	4,672
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.6	22.7	179.2	270.5	1,038.9	2,567.5	409.1	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Atlanta, GA	Count	129	148	3,577	4,221	8,859	20,353	7,020	155
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	25.9	29.8	719.3	848.8	1,781.5	4,092.8	1,411.7	31.2	5,087
	Georgia	Per 100,000	7.5	22.8	181.7	281.2	950.2	2,504.6	446.3	NA	2,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Atlanta, GA	Count	110	171	2,959	4,308	7,401	18,952	5,878	175
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	22.6	35.2	609.1	886.8	1,523.5	3,901.2	1,210.0	36.0	4,660
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.4	23.2	165.6	275.8	909.0	2,519.3	460.9	NA	2,051
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Atlanta, GA	Count	90	223	2,861	4,039	6,648	18,993	5,756	198
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	20.9	51.8	664.3	937.8	1,543.7	4,410.1	1,336.5	46.0	5,052
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.2	23.6	154.8	264.3	931.0	2,751.1	490.2	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Atlanta, GA	13.33
Georgia	7.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Atlanta, GA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Atlanta, GA	Count	13	2	1	9	0	1
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	2.9	0.4	0.2	2.0	0.0	0.2	28
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Atlanta, GA	Count	21	5	1	12	2	1
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	4.7	1.1	0.2	2.7	0.4	0.2	46
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Atlanta, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Atlanta, GA	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	4
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Atlanta, GA	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Atlanta, GA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Atlanta, GA	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	7
	Georgia	Per 100,000	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Atlanta, GA	Count	7	0	0	6	1	0
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.2	0.0	14
	Georgia	Per 100,000	1.9	0.4	0.0	0.9	0.6	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Atlanta, GA	Count	7	4	1	2	0	0
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	14
	Georgia	Per 100,000	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Atlanta, GA	3.83
Georgia	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Atlanta, GA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Atlanta, GA	Count	2,209	1,800	409
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	486.2	396.2	90.0	4.41
	Georgia	Per 100,000	339.6	251.4	88.2	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Atlanta, GA	Count	2,294	1,855	439
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	508.6	411.3	97.3	4.60
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	273.0	96.2	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Atlanta, GA	Count	2,165	1,775	390
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	495.4	406.1	89.2	4.51
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	276.8	92.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Atlanta, GA	Count	2,069	1,693	376
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	486.2	397.9	88.4	4.42
	Georgia	Per 100,000	377.9	278.1	99.9	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Atlanta, GA	Count	1,973	1,612	361
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	367.8	300.5	67.3	3.34
	Georgia	Per 100,000	379.4	284.5	94.9	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Atlanta, GA	Count	1,881	1,506	375
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	340.2	272.4	67.8	3.06
	Georgia	Per 100,000	380.3	273.4	106.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Atlanta, GA	Count	1,963	1,619	344
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	368.3	303.7	64.5	3.36
	Georgia	Per 100,000	371.8	272.0	99.9	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Atlanta, GA	Count	2,177	1,701	476
	Atlanta, GA	Per 100,000	437.8	342.1	95.7	3.90
	Georgia	Per 100,000	375.9	272.2	103.7	3.24
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Atlanta, GA	Count	2,182	1,669	513
2005	Atlanta, GA	Count	2,260	1,672	588