Douglasville, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Douglasville, GA Summary

Crime in Douglasville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Douglasville 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 Douglasville:

  • There were 2,074 total crimes committed in Douglasville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,708.6 total crimes per 100K people in Douglasville.
  • The overall crime rate in Douglasville is 145.62% above the national average.
  • Douglasville ranks #223 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Douglasville ranks #9,550 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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Douglasville Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Douglasville is 5,708.6 per 100,000 people. That's 145.62% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 137.12% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Douglasville
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,074 5,708.6 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 3 8.3 8.8 6.3
Robbery 21 57.8 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 191 525.7 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 239 657.8 400.1 369.8
Burglary 112 308.3 290.7 269.8
Larceny 1,615 4,445.2 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 108 297.3 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,835 5,050.8 2,007.4 1,954.4

Douglasville 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 Douglasville

239
Violent Crimes
657.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
77.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 239 violent crimes in Douglasville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Douglasville is 657.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Douglasville each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 77.89% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 64.42% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Douglasville

1,835
Property Crimes
5,050.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
158.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,835 property crimes in Douglasville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Douglasville is 5,050.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Douglasville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 158.43% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 151.61% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Douglasville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Atlanta, GA 495,707 22,746 4,588.6 3,748.0 840.6
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
Villa Rica, GA 17,094 464 2,714.4 2,445.3 269.1
Dallas, GA 14,801 172 1,162.1 945.9 216.2
Tyrone, GA 7,917 42 530.5 480.0 50.5
Hiram, GA 5,203 355 6,823.0 6,534.7 288.3
Palmetto, GA 5,084 46 904.8 845.8 59.0

Douglasville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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