College Park, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In College Park, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,219 total crimes committed in College Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 8,759.1 total crimes per 100K people in College Park.
  • The overall crime rate in College Park is 276.86% above the national average.
  • College Park ranks #232 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • College Park ranks #9,793 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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College Park Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in College Park is 8,759.1 per 100,000 people. That's 276.86% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 263.83% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
College Park
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,219 8,759.1 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 11 79.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 54 388.0 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 139 998.8 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 217 1,559.2 400.1 369.8
Burglary 115 826.3 290.7 269.8
Larceny 678 4,871.7 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 209 1,501.8 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,002 7,199.8 2,007.4 1,954.4

College Park 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 College Park

217
Violent Crimes
1,559.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
321.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 217 violent crimes in College Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in College Park is 1,559.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in College Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 321.65% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 289.72% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In College Park

1,002
Property Crimes
7,199.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
268.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,002 property crimes in College Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in College Park is 7,199.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 13.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in College Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 268.39% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 258.67% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around College Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Atlanta, GA 495,707 22,746 4,588.6 3,748.0 840.6
Smyrna, GA 55,735 1,124 2,016.7 1,675.8 340.9
Chamblee, GA 29,393 831 2,827.2 2,299.9 527.3
Decatur, GA 24,259 691 2,848.4 2,716.5 131.9
Fayetteville, GA 19,619 497 2,533.3 2,370.2 163.1
Forest Park, GA 19,605 1,123 5,728.1 4,830.4 897.7
Fairburn, GA 16,710 274 1,639.7 1,322.6 317.2
Tyrone, GA 7,917 42 530.5 480.0 50.5
Morrow, GA 6,493 621 9,564.1 8,886.5 677.7

College Park SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
1
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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