Sandy Springs, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sandy Springs, GA Summary

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

  • There were 1,745 total crimes committed in Sandy Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,634.7 total crimes per 100K people in Sandy Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Sandy Springs is -29.67% below the national average.
  • Sandy Springs ranks #99 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Sandy Springs ranks #5,700 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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Sandy Springs Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sandy Springs is 1,634.7 per 100,000 people. That's -29.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.10% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sandy Springs
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,745 1,634.7 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 4 3.7 8.8 6.3
Robbery 29 27.2 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 90 84.3 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 148 138.6 400.1 369.8
Burglary 186 174.2 290.7 269.8
Larceny 1,258 1,178.5 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 153 143.3 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,597 1,496.1 2,007.4 1,954.4

Sandy Springs 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 Sandy Springs

148
Violent Crimes
138.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 148 violent crimes in Sandy Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sandy Springs is 138.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 721.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sandy Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.35% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sandy Springs

1,597
Property Crimes
1,496.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,597 property crimes in Sandy Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sandy Springs is 1,496.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sandy Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.47% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sandy Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Smyrna, GA 55,735 1,124 2,016.7 1,675.8 340.9
Brookhaven, GA 55,614 1,511 2,716.9 2,253.0 463.9
Dunwoody, GA 49,687 1,469 2,956.5 2,789.5 167.0
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

Sandy Springs SnackAbility

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