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Athens-Clarke County Crime Rate Report (Georgia)

Athens-Clarke County crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 19 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Athens-Clarke County for 2024 is expected to be lower than in 2017.

The city violent crime rate for Athens-Clarke County in 2017 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 5.47% and the city property crime rate in Athens-Clarke County was higher than the national property crime rate average by 33.2%.

In 2017 the city violent crime rate in Athens-Clarke County was higher than the violent crime rate in Georgia by 16.31% and the city property crime rate in Athens-Clarke County was higher than the property crime rate in Georgia by 10.01%.

Property and Violent Crime
Athens-Clarke County Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Athens-Clarke County Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Athens-Clarke County Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2017 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault333
Arson13
Burglary683
Larceny and Theft3,017
Motor Vehicle Theft230
Murder and Manslaughter6
Rape57
Robbery123
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)4,393
Property Crime3,930
Violent Crime519
2024 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault353
Arson29
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft2,033
Motor Vehicle Theft105
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape62
Robbery93
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,301
Property Crime1,838
Violent Crime511

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Athens-Clarke County Property Crime

Athens-Clarke County Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Athens-Clarke County Crime 2017

Athens-Clarke County Crime 2024

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Athens-Clarke County Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Athens-Clarke County Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Athens-Clarke County, Georgia crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Athens-Clarke County crime report data for 2024 was projected from 19 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2017.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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