In 2025, Atlanta police reported 3,869 violent crimes (736 per 100,000 residents), including 100 murders, 652 robberies and 2,987 aggravated assaults, plus 16,349 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 525,939. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 6 large Georgia cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency GAAPD0000, 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.
Atlanta's violent-crime rate of 736 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.7 times the Georgia rate (273) and 2.3 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 136 residents, or about 74.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Atlanta ranks 62nd for violent crime, in the higher half, and 17th for murder (100 murders, 19 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 77% of Atlanta's violent crimes and robberies 17%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 3,109 per 100,000, 2.5 times Georgia overall. Atlanta police logged 2,386 vehicle thefts (454 per 100,000, 76th of 351; Georgia: 145) and 1,732 burglaries (329 per 100,000, 2.3 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Sandy Springs, 12 miles north; its violent-crime rate (114) is less than half Atlanta's.
Out-of-state cities near Atlanta's size (525,939 residents): Mesa, AZ at 424 violent crimes per 100,000 and Kansas City, MO at 1,376.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Atlanta had 736 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.7 times the statewide 273. It is 2nd 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.
Atlanta police reported 100 murders for 2025, a rate of 19 per 100,000 residents. The Georgia rate was 5.1 and the national rate 4.1.
2,386 vehicles were reported stolen in Atlanta in 2025, 454 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.3 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 76th of 351 cities on this site.