Bowdon, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bowdon, GA Summary

Crime in Bowdon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bowdon over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bowdon:

  • There were 38 total crimes committed in Bowdon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,813.0 total crimes per 100K people in Bowdon.
  • The overall crime rate in Bowdon is -22.00% below the national average.
  • Bowdon ranks #109 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Bowdon ranks #6,117 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bowdon Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bowdon is 1,813.0 per 100,000 people. That's -22.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.69% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bowdon
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38 1,813.0 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 1 47.7 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 334.0 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 8 381.7 400.1 369.8
Burglary 3 143.1 290.7 269.8
Larceny 25 1,192.7 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 95.4 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 30 1,431.3 2,007.4 1,954.4

Bowdon Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bowdon

8
Violent Crimes
381.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Bowdon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bowdon is 381.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bowdon each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.21% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.60% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bowdon

30
Property Crimes
1,431.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Bowdon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bowdon is 1,431.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bowdon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.77% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.70% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bowdon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Marietta, GA 62,059 1,807 2,911.7 2,471.8 439.9
Smyrna, GA 55,735 1,124 2,016.7 1,675.8 340.9
Kennesaw, GA 32,974 393 1,191.8 997.8 194.1
Carrollton, GA 27,844 840 3,016.8 2,643.3 373.5
Acworth, GA 22,170 302 1,362.2 1,249.4 112.8
Fayetteville, GA 19,619 497 2,533.3 2,370.2 163.1
Dallas, GA 14,801 172 1,162.1 945.9 216.2
Tyrone, GA 7,917 42 530.5 480.0 50.5
Bremen, GA 7,683 196 2,551.1 2,433.9 117.1
Tallapoosa, GA 3,273 81 2,474.8 2,383.1 91.7

Bowdon SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
5
Education
3
Commute
6
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