How has crime changed in Georgia since 1985?

Police in Georgia reported about 301 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 787 in 1990, and 1,404 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 6,436 in 1989. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Georgia and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Georgia Violent, U.S. Property, Georgia Property, U.S.
1985 523.5 570.3 4,686.9 4,780.0
1986 600.1 633.6 4,961.4 5,015.3
1987 579.1 624.9 5,230.3 5,090.1
1988 675.2 630.2 5,729.4 5,045.9
1989 746.9 680.5 6,436.2 5,211.5
1990 786.8 749.8 6,205.8 5,227.0
1991 767.7 798.1 5,966.7 5,388.4
1992 749.3 785.4 5,802.7 5,089.3
1993 713.6 764.1 5,399.7 4,814.1
1994 689.0 740.4 5,518.9 4,752.4
1995 671.4 720.6 5,445.4 4,796.6
1996 635.9 658.8 5,688.2 4,553.0
1997 618.0 644.9 5,252.1 4,494.7
1998 582.9 603.8 4,969.7 4,212.6
1999 535.5 545.8 4,658.2 3,872.6
2000 516.3 534.4 4,281.0 3,751.7
2001 501.7 529.5 4,215.2 3,801.5
2002 458.2 512.9 4,090.7 3,737.7
2003 460.6 493.7 4,336.1 3,704.0
2004 467.7 478.6 4,296.6 3,599.4
2005 455.7 483.0 4,205.6 3,518.3
2006 480.6 486.9 3,906.8 3,397.1
2007 494.5 477.9 3,922.0 3,316.1
2008 489.9 463.7 4,031.7 3,252.3
2009 428.0 436.8 3,700.6 3,076.7
2010 402.8 408.1 3,652.3 2,963.4
2011 375.3 390.1 3,655.5 2,925.7
2012 379.3 390.7 3,428.8 2,881.3
2013 369.1 378.2 3,418.1 2,759.3
2014 386.8 373.7 3,455.8 2,591.8
2015 366.2 384.6 3,029.0 2,495.2
2016 388.5 399.5 3,048.1 2,469.1
2017 316.6 397.5 2,506.8 2,372.4
2018 330.0 384.8 2,575.2 2,206.8
2019 292.4 381.0 2,146.5 2,109.0
2020 301.0 399.3 1,501.0 1,955.3
2021 354.6 360.9 1,595.3 1,762.2
2022 391.6 398.2 1,752.1 1,998.5
2023 370.8 385.6 1,914.2 1,950.5
2024 328.1 363.4 1,708.6 1,766.8
2025 301.3 329.3 1,403.5 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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