Acworth, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Acworth, GA Summary

Crime in Acworth research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Acworth over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Acworth:

  • There were 302 total crimes committed in Acworth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,362.2 total crimes per 100K people in Acworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Acworth is -41.39% below the national average.
  • Acworth ranks #81 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Acworth ranks #4,916 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Acworth Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Acworth is 1,362.2 per 100,000 people. That's -41.39% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.42% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Acworth
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 302 1,362.2 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 9.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 5 22.6 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 63.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 25 112.8 400.1 369.8
Burglary 10 45.1 290.7 269.8
Larceny 258 1,163.7 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 40.6 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 277 1,249.4 2,007.4 1,954.4

Acworth Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Acworth

25
Violent Crimes
112.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Acworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Acworth is 112.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 886.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Acworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.82% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Acworth

277
Property Crimes
1,249.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 277 property crimes in Acworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Acworth is 1,249.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Acworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.07% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.76% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Acworth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sandy Springs, GA 106,747 1,745 1,634.7 1,496.1 138.6
Roswell, GA 92,550 1,291 1,394.9 1,208.0 186.9
Marietta, GA 62,059 1,807 2,911.7 2,471.8 439.9
Smyrna, GA 55,735 1,124 2,016.7 1,675.8 340.9
Woodstock, GA 37,325 442 1,184.2 1,087.7 96.5
Canton, GA 33,386 311 931.5 823.7 107.8
Kennesaw, GA 32,974 393 1,191.8 997.8 194.1
Cartersville, GA 23,293 655 2,812.0 2,331.2 480.8
Holly Springs, GA 18,511 66 356.5 340.3 16.2
Dallas, GA 14,801 172 1,162.1 945.9 216.2

Acworth SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
5
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