Alpharetta, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alpharetta, GA Summary

Crime in Alpharetta research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alpharetta 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 Alpharetta:

  • There were 1,051 total crimes committed in Alpharetta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,577.4 total crimes per 100K people in Alpharetta.
  • The overall crime rate in Alpharetta is -32.13% below the national average.
  • Alpharetta ranks #95 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Alpharetta ranks #5,534 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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Alpharetta Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alpharetta is 1,577.4 per 100,000 people. That's -32.13% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -34.48% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alpharetta
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,051 1,577.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 6 9.0 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 164 246.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 183 274.7 400.1 369.8
Burglary 56 84.0 290.7 269.8
Larceny 771 1,157.2 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 61.5 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 868 1,302.7 2,007.4 1,954.4

Alpharetta 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 Alpharetta

183
Violent Crimes
274.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-25.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 183 violent crimes in Alpharetta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alpharetta is 274.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 364.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alpharetta each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -25.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.35% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alpharetta

868
Property Crimes
1,302.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 868 property crimes in Alpharetta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alpharetta is 1,302.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alpharetta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.10% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alpharetta

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
Johns Creek, GA 81,964 423 516.1 474.6 41.5
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
Milton, GA 41,330 290 701.7 631.5 70.2
Woodstock, GA 37,325 442 1,184.2 1,087.7 96.5
Duluth, GA 31,836 428 1,344.4 1,221.9 122.5
Suwanee, GA 22,911 411 1,793.9 1,610.6 183.3
Norcross, GA 17,731 705 3,976.1 3,479.8 496.3
Doraville, GA 11,185 568 5,078.2 4,631.2 447.0

Alpharetta SnackAbility

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