Rome, GA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Rome:

  • There were 1,521 total crimes committed in Rome in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,975.7 total crimes per 100K people in Rome.
  • The overall crime rate in Rome is 87.60% above the national average.
  • Rome ranks #185 safest out of 209 cities in Georgia.
  • Rome ranks #9,261 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 3,975.7 per 100,000 people. That's 87.60% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 98.73% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,000.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rome
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,521 3,975.7 2,000.6 2,119.2
Murder 3 7.8 6.9 5.0
Robbery 31 81.0 40.8 61.0
Aggravated Assault 234 611.7 245.9 256.0
Violent Crime 299 781.6 325.7 359.0
Burglary 119 311.1 202.8 229.0
Larceny 999 2,611.3 1,247.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 104 271.8 224.7 259.0
Property Crime 1,222 3,194.2 1,674.9 1,760.0

Rome Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Rome

299
Violent Crimes
781.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
117.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 299 violent crimes in Rome in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rome is 781.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 127.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rome each year. That compares to a 1 in 307.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 117.70% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 139.94% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 325.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rome

1,222
Property Crimes
3,194.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
81.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,222 property crimes in Rome in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rome is 3,194.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.3 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 81.49% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 90.71% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 1,674.9 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 56,700 873 1,539.7 1,312.2 227.5
Woodstock, GA 39,613 428 1,080.5 1,024.9 55.5
Canton, GA 38,085 354 929.5 758.8 170.7
Kennesaw, GA 35,138 386 1,098.5 845.2 253.3
Acworth, GA 22,364 275 1,229.7 1,202.8 26.8
Holly Springs, GA 20,625 101 489.7 484.8 4.8
Adairsville, GA 5,107 81 1,586.1 1,468.6 117.5
Euharlee, GA 4,132 42 1,016.5 847.0 169.4

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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