Covington, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Covington, GA Summary

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

  • There were 644 total crimes committed in Covington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,426.4 total crimes per 100K people in Covington.
  • The overall crime rate in Covington is 90.45% above the national average.
  • Covington ranks #204 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Covington ranks #9,187 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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Covington Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Covington is 4,426.4 per 100,000 people. That's 90.45% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 83.86% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Covington
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 644 4,426.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 13.7 8.8 6.3
Robbery 4 27.5 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 95 653.0 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 109 749.2 400.1 369.8
Burglary 58 398.7 290.7 269.8
Larceny 429 2,948.7 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 48 329.9 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 535 3,677.2 2,007.4 1,954.4

Covington 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 Covington

109
Violent Crimes
749.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
102.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 109 violent crimes in Covington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Covington is 749.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 133.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Covington each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 102.59% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 87.25% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Covington

535
Property Crimes
3,677.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
88.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 535 property crimes in Covington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Covington is 3,677.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Covington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 88.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 83.19% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Covington

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
Alpharetta, GA 66,629 1,051 1,577.4 1,302.7 274.7
Duluth, GA 31,836 428 1,344.4 1,221.9 122.5
Decatur, GA 24,259 691 2,848.4 2,716.5 131.9
Suwanee, GA 22,911 411 1,793.9 1,610.6 183.3
Social Circle, GA 5,252 102 1,942.1 1,351.9 590.3
Oxford, GA 2,275 12 527.5 527.5 0.0

Covington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
3
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