Rome, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rome, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,798 total crimes committed in Rome the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,759.4 total crimes per 100K people in Rome.
  • The overall crime rate in Rome is 104.78% above the national average.
  • Rome ranks #211 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Rome ranks #9,330 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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Rome Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rome is 4,759.4 per 100,000 people. That's 104.78% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 97.69% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rome
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,798 4,759.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 5 13.2 8.8 6.3
Robbery 25 66.2 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 256 677.6 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 319 844.4 400.1 369.8
Burglary 155 410.3 290.7 269.8
Larceny 1,195 3,163.2 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 129 341.5 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,479 3,915.0 2,007.4 1,954.4

Rome 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 Rome

319
Violent Crimes
844.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
128.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 319 violent crimes in Rome in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rome is 844.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rome each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 128.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 111.05% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rome

1,479
Property Crimes
3,915.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
100.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,479 property crimes in Rome in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rome is 3,915.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rome each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 100.32% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 95.03% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rome

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Smyrna, GA 55,735 1,124 2,016.7 1,675.8 340.9
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
Adairsville, GA 5,063 102 2,014.6 1,817.1 197.5
Euharlee, GA 4,345 25 575.4 552.4 23.0
Cave Spring, GA 1,195 25 2,092.1 2,092.1 0.0

Rome SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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