Duluth, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Duluth, GA Summary

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

  • There were 428 total crimes committed in Duluth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,344.4 total crimes per 100K people in Duluth.
  • The overall crime rate in Duluth is -42.16% below the national average.
  • Duluth ranks #80 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Duluth ranks #4,856 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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Duluth Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Duluth is 1,344.4 per 100,000 people. That's -42.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.16% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Duluth
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 428 1,344.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 2 6.3 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 97.4 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 39 122.5 400.1 369.8
Burglary 41 128.8 290.7 269.8
Larceny 331 1,039.7 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 53.4 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 389 1,221.9 2,007.4 1,954.4

Duluth 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 Duluth

39
Violent Crimes
122.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Duluth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Duluth is 122.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 816.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Duluth each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.38% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Duluth

389
Property Crimes
1,221.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 389 property crimes in Duluth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Duluth is 1,221.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Duluth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.13% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Duluth

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
Lawrenceville, GA 30,618 713 2,328.7 1,956.4 372.3
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
Norcross, GA 17,731 705 3,976.1 3,479.8 496.3
Lilburn, GA 15,823 379 2,395.2 2,174.1 221.2
Doraville, GA 11,185 568 5,078.2 4,631.2 447.0

Duluth SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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