Newnan, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newnan, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,429 total crimes committed in Newnan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,252.8 total crimes per 100K people in Newnan.
  • The overall crime rate in Newnan is 39.95% above the national average.
  • Newnan ranks #182 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Newnan ranks #8,400 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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Newnan Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newnan is 3,252.8 per 100,000 people. That's 39.95% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 35.11% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newnan
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,429 3,252.8 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 15 34.1 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 494 1,124.5 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 533 1,213.2 400.1 369.8
Burglary 90 204.9 290.7 269.8
Larceny 732 1,666.2 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 74 168.4 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 896 2,039.5 2,007.4 1,954.4

Newnan 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 Newnan

533
Violent Crimes
1,213.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
228.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 533 violent crimes in Newnan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newnan is 1,213.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 82.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newnan each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 228.08% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 203.24% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newnan

896
Property Crimes
2,039.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 896 property crimes in Newnan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newnan is 2,039.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newnan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.60% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newnan

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
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
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
Tyrone, GA 7,917 42 530.5 480.0 50.5
Palmetto, GA 5,084 46 904.8 845.8 59.0
Grantville, GA 3,446 62 1,799.2 783.5 1,015.7

Newnan SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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