Marietta, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Marietta, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,807 total crimes committed in Marietta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,911.7 total crimes per 100K people in Marietta.
  • The overall crime rate in Marietta is 25.28% above the national average.
  • Marietta ranks #172 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Marietta ranks #8,036 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.

Additional research about crime in Georgia

Marietta Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marietta is 2,911.7 per 100,000 people. That's 25.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.95% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marietta
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,807 2,911.7 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 3 4.8 8.8 6.3
Robbery 54 87.0 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 185 298.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 273 439.9 400.1 369.8
Burglary 168 270.7 290.7 269.8
Larceny 1,192 1,920.8 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 174 280.4 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,534 2,471.8 2,007.4 1,954.4

Marietta 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 Marietta

273
Violent Crimes
439.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 273 violent crimes in Marietta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marietta is 439.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marietta each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.96% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 9.95% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marietta

1,534
Property Crimes
2,471.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,534 property crimes in Marietta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marietta is 2,471.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marietta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.14% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marietta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sandy Springs, GA 106,747 1,745 1,634.7 1,496.1 138.6
Roswell, GA 92,550 1,291 1,394.9 1,208.0 186.9
Alpharetta, GA 66,629 1,051 1,577.4 1,302.7 274.7
Smyrna, GA 55,735 1,124 2,016.7 1,675.8 340.9
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
Woodstock, GA 37,325 442 1,184.2 1,087.7 96.5
Kennesaw, GA 32,974 393 1,191.8 997.8 194.1
Decatur, GA 24,259 691 2,848.4 2,716.5 131.9
Acworth, GA 22,170 302 1,362.2 1,249.4 112.8

Marietta SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
6
Enjoy The Snack?