Smyrna, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Smyrna, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,124 total crimes committed in Smyrna the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,016.7 total crimes per 100K people in Smyrna.
  • The overall crime rate in Smyrna is -13.23% below the national average.
  • Smyrna ranks #121 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Smyrna ranks #6,566 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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Smyrna Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Smyrna is 2,016.7 per 100,000 people. That's -13.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.23% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Smyrna
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,124 2,016.7 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.6 8.8 6.3
Robbery 26 46.6 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 128 229.7 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 190 340.9 400.1 369.8
Burglary 109 195.6 290.7 269.8
Larceny 719 1,290.0 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 106 190.2 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 934 1,675.8 2,007.4 1,954.4

Smyrna 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 Smyrna

190
Violent Crimes
340.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 190 violent crimes in Smyrna in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Smyrna is 340.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 293.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Smyrna each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.82% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -14.80% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Smyrna

934
Property Crimes
1,675.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 934 property crimes in Smyrna in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Smyrna is 1,675.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Smyrna each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.52% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Smyrna

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
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
Marietta, GA 62,059 1,807 2,911.7 2,471.8 439.9
Brookhaven, GA 55,614 1,511 2,716.9 2,253.0 463.9
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

Smyrna SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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