Dunwoody, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dunwoody, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,469 total crimes committed in Dunwoody the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,956.5 total crimes per 100K people in Dunwoody.
  • The overall crime rate in Dunwoody is 27.21% above the national average.
  • Dunwoody ranks #174 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Dunwoody ranks #8,079 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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Dunwoody Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dunwoody is 2,956.5 per 100,000 people. That's 27.21% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 22.81% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dunwoody
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,469 2,956.5 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 3 6.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 22 44.3 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 50 100.6 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 83 167.0 400.1 369.8
Burglary 86 173.1 290.7 269.8
Larceny 1,206 2,427.2 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 94 189.2 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,386 2,789.5 2,007.4 1,954.4

Dunwoody 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 Dunwoody

83
Violent Crimes
167.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in Dunwoody in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dunwoody is 167.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 598.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dunwoody each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.83% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.25% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dunwoody

1,386
Property Crimes
2,789.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,386 property crimes in Dunwoody in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dunwoody is 2,789.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dunwoody each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.73% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.96% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dunwoody

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
Brookhaven, GA 55,614 1,511 2,716.9 2,253.0 463.9
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
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
Suwanee, GA 22,911 411 1,793.9 1,610.6 183.3

Dunwoody SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
7
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