Cobb County, GA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cobb County in green. The most dangerous areas in Cobb County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Cobb County, GA Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Cobb County is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of counties are safer and 61% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cobb County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Cobb County is 0.0584 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cobb County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cobb County may be as high as 1 in 13,682 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,970 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Cobb County, GA: about 8 per year. The north part of Cobb County has fewer cases of murder with only 3 in a typical year.

How Cobb County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cobb County to the Georgia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Cobb County is safer than the Georgia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Cobb County, GA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cobb County about $86,546,726 in 2025, or roughly $110 per resident. This is part of Cobb County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cobb County, including every crime type and how Cobb County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Cobb County's crime maps on the Cobb County overall crime page.

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Individual Cobb County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Cobb County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Cobb County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fulton County, GA	D+	C-	C-	D-
Paulding County, GA	A	A-	A	A-
Cherokee County, GA	A-	A	A-	B+
Douglas County, GA	B	B-	C+	C
DeKalb County, GA	C-	C	C-	D-
Bartow County, GA	A-	B+	B+	B
Gwinnett County, GA	A-	A-	A-	B+
Forsyth County, GA	A+	A+	A+	B-
Clayton County, GA	C	C+	C-	D+
Carroll County, GA	B+	C+	B	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Cobb County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Middlesex County, MA	A	B+	B+	A+
Hillsborough County, FL	A+	A-	A-	A
Marion County, OR	D-	B-	B-	B
Chesapeake City, VA	B-	B+	B+	D
Mahoning County, OH	C	C+	C+	C
Manatee County, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Cherokee County, GA	A-	A	A	B+
Marin County, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
Chatham County, GA	C-	C	C	C-
Marion County, IN	C+	C-	C-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cobb County, GA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Cobb County schools on SchoolGrade

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