Roswell, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Roswell, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,291 total crimes committed in Roswell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,394.9 total crimes per 100K people in Roswell.
  • The overall crime rate in Roswell is -39.98% below the national average.
  • Roswell ranks #83 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Roswell ranks #5,017 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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Roswell Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Roswell is 1,394.9 per 100,000 people. That's -39.98% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -42.06% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Roswell
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,291 1,394.9 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 6 6.5 8.8 6.3
Robbery 19 20.5 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 119 128.6 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 173 186.9 400.1 369.8
Burglary 110 118.9 290.7 269.8
Larceny 915 988.7 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 93 100.5 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,118 1,208.0 2,007.4 1,954.4

Roswell 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 Roswell

173
Violent Crimes
186.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 173 violent crimes in Roswell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Roswell is 186.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 535.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Roswell each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.28% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Roswell

1,118
Property Crimes
1,208.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,118 property crimes in Roswell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Roswell is 1,208.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 82.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Roswell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.19% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.82% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Roswell

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
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
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
Milton, GA 41,330 290 701.7 631.5 70.2
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
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
Doraville, GA 11,185 568 5,078.2 4,631.2 447.0

Roswell SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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