Cartersville, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cartersville, GA Summary

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

  • There were 655 total crimes committed in Cartersville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,812.0 total crimes per 100K people in Cartersville.
  • The overall crime rate in Cartersville is 20.99% above the national average.
  • Cartersville ranks #165 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Cartersville ranks #7,904 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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Cartersville Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cartersville is 2,812.0 per 100,000 people. That's 20.99% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 16.80% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cartersville
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 655 2,812.0 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.3 8.8 6.3
Robbery 4 17.2 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 70 300.5 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 112 480.8 400.1 369.8
Burglary 36 154.6 290.7 269.8
Larceny 469 2,013.5 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 163.1 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 543 2,331.2 2,007.4 1,954.4

Cartersville 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 Cartersville

112
Violent Crimes
480.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
30.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 112 violent crimes in Cartersville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cartersville is 480.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cartersville each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 30.02% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 20.18% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cartersville

543
Property Crimes
2,331.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 543 property crimes in Cartersville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cartersville is 2,331.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cartersville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.13% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cartersville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Acworth, GA 22,170 302 1,362.2 1,249.4 112.8
Holly Springs, GA 18,511 66 356.5 340.3 16.2
Dallas, GA 14,801 172 1,162.1 945.9 216.2
Adairsville, GA 5,063 102 2,014.6 1,817.1 197.5
Euharlee, GA 4,345 25 575.4 552.4 23.0
Emerson, GA 1,451 29 1,998.6 1,654.0 344.6

Cartersville SnackAbility

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