In 2025, Athens police reported 455 violent crimes (352 per 100,000 residents), including 2 murders, 42 robberies and 363 aggravated assaults, plus 2,571 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 129,208. Violent-crime rate rank: 5 of 6 large Georgia cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency GA0290100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon | 1,293 | 2,031 | 17 | 3,404 | Totals |
| Atlanta | 736 | 3,869 | 100 | 3,109 | Totals |
| South Fulton | 477 | 540 | 17 | 1,651 | Totals |
| Columbus | 366 | 735 | 15 | 1,909 | Totals |
| Athens | 352 | 455 | 2 | 1,990 | Totals |
| Sandy Springs | 114 | 120 | 1 | 1,262 | Totals |
| Augusta | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Savannah | – | – | – | – | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Athens's violent-crime rate of 352 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 29% higher than the Georgia rate (273) and 10% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 284 residents, or about 8.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Athens ranks 206th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 274th for murder (2 murders, 1.5 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 80% of Athens's violent crimes and robberies 9%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,990 per 100,000, 57% higher than Georgia overall. Athens police logged 170 vehicle thefts (132 per 100,000, 256th of 351; Georgia: 145) and 189 burglaries (146 per 100,000, about even with the state).
The closest city we cover is Sandy Springs, 57 miles west; its violent-crime rate (114) is less than half Athens's.
Out-of-state cities near Athens's size (129,208 residents): North Charleston, SC at 668 violent crimes per 100,000 and Clovis, CA at 261.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Athens had 352 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 29% higher than the statewide 273. It is 5th highest of the 6 Georgia cities on this site; Macon is highest at 1,293. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Athens police reported 2 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.5 per 100,000 residents. The Georgia rate was 5.1 and the national rate 4.1.
170 vehicles were reported stolen in Athens in 2025, 132 per 100,000 residents. That is 32% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 256th of 351 cities on this site.