Crime by type
Atlanta Crime by Type
A breakdown of the offense categories shaping Atlanta's numbers, from the high-volume property crimes to the rarer violent ones.
Overview
What drives crime in Atlanta
Property offenses dominate Atlanta's reported crime, with theft and vehicle-related incidents leading the count. Violent crime is less frequent but elevated compared with the national average, and it concentrates along specific corridors — which is why the citywide rate seldom matches the experience of any one neighborhood.
By category
Rates and odds by crime type
Estimated annual rate per 100,000 residents and your everyday odds, with risk level relative to the U.S. average.
| Offense | Per 100k/yr | Annual odds | vs. U.S. | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft / Larceny | 3,708 | 1 in 27 | +164% | High |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 862 | 1 in 116 | +170% | High |
| Aggravated Assault | 720 | 1 in 139 | +168% | High |
| Burglary | 620 | 1 in 161 | +130% | High |
| Robbery | 168 | 1 in 594 | +128% | High |
| Rape | 75 | 1 in 1,341 | +122% | High |
| Homicide | 13 | 1 in 7,732 | +159% | High |
Drill down
What's actually reported in Atlanta
The most common specific offenses behind each category, from reported incident descriptions.
Theft 15,685 reports
Other 8,203 reports
Assault 6,623 reports
Drug Offense 4,274 reports
Vandalism 3,325 reports
Arrest 2,934 reports
Detail
Crime types in Atlanta, explained
Motor Vehicle Theft
Vehicle theft and break-ins are a persistent issue across Atlanta, spiking around entertainment districts, hotel and parking decks downtown, and apartment-dense intown corridors.
Theft / Larceny
Theft is the highest-volume offense, covering retail theft, items taken from cars, and the package theft that comes with dense intown and apartment living.
Burglary
Residential and commercial break-ins occur citywide and tend to climb in transitional westside and southside corridors more than in the established northern neighborhoods.
Aggravated Assault
Aggravated assaults concentrate in specific westside and southside corridors and around nightlife zones, rather than spreading evenly across the city.
Robbery
Robberies follow commercial strips, transit stations, and nightlife areas, and remain more common downtown and along busier corridors than in quiet residential pockets.
Homicide
Homicide is rare relative to Atlanta's overall crime volume and is heavily concentrated in a handful of corridors; the small counts mean year-to-year totals can swing noticeably without a broad trend.