Crime in Douglasville, Georgia

Douglasville's crime rate

There were 2,195 crimes reported in Douglasville, Georgia in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 6,342 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Douglasville compare?

Douglasville has one of the highest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Douglasville's overall crime rate is 133% higher than the overall crime rate in Georgia. Statewide, there were 288,419 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,717 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Douglasville, however, property crimes account for about 92% of all offenses.

Property crime is much more prevalent in Douglasville than it is nationwide. There were 2,013 property crimes in Douglasville in 2019, or 5,816 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Douglasville. There were 1,805 larcenies reported in Douglasville in 2019, or 5,215 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 135 break-ins reported in Douglasville in 2019, or 390 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Douglasville, meanwhile, there were 73 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 211 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Douglasville, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 8% share of all reported crime.

At 526 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Douglasville is above the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Douglasville reported a total of 182 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Douglasville. There were 128 aggravated assaults reported in Douglasville in 2019, or 370 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is lower, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 37 robberies reported in Douglasville in 2019, a rate of 107 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 17 rapes reported in Douglasville in 2019, or 49 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Douglasville.

Douglasville compared to other cities in Georgia

Douglasville has a higher crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Georgia. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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