In 2025, Sandy Springs police reported 120 violent crimes (114 per 100,000 residents), including 1 murders, 18 robberies and 84 aggravated assaults, plus 1,325 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 104,987. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 6 large Georgia cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency GA0605600, 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.
Sandy Springs's violent-crime rate of 114 per 100,000 people in 2025 was less than half the Georgia rate (273) and less than half the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 875 residents, or about 2.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Sandy Springs ranks 345th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 301st for murder (1 murder, 1 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 70% of Sandy Springs's violent crimes and robberies 15%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 1,262 per 100,000, about even with Georgia overall. Sandy Springs police logged 101 vehicle thefts (96 per 100,000, 296th of 351; Georgia: 145) and 137 burglaries (130 per 100,000, 10% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Atlanta, 12 miles south; its violent-crime rate (736) is 6.4 times Sandy Springs's.
Out-of-state cities near Sandy Springs's size (104,987 residents): Fishers, IN at 78 violent crimes per 100,000 and Rialto, CA at 583.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Sandy Springs had 114 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, less than half the statewide 273. It is 6th 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.
Sandy Springs police reported 1 murder for 2025, a rate of 1 per 100,000 residents. The Georgia rate was 5.1 and the national rate 4.1.
101 vehicles were reported stolen in Sandy Springs in 2025, 96 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 296th of 351 cities on this site.