Clarke County is the city of Athens: 129,600 residents · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Clarke County?
Clarke County earns an A- for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 56% of Americans live. Theft makes up 71% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 785 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Clarke County as a whole, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Clarke County scores 785.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Clarke County, GA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Clarke County, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Clarke County
Theft stands out among counties graded A for property crime. For the typical resident of a US county graded A for property crime, the figure is 9.2 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; Clarke County has 19.0.
Car thefts happen at homes more often than nationally. In Clarke County, 54% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Clarke County
Most of Clarke County grades well for property crime: 95% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Clarke County run from A+ to C.
95%
A or B 95%C 5%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in Clarke County?
Reported property crime in Clarke County has fallen 30% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 35 to 25 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 13%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Clarke CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Clarke County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Clarke County
Property, US
2016
+1%
+15%
2017
-4%
+12%
2018
+4%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-11%
-8%
2021
-13%
-10%
2022
-17%
-6%
2023
-20%
-7%
2024
-30%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Clarke County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Clarke County has about 27 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 12% more than the US as a whole and 19% more than Georgia.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Clarke County, about 71% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Clarke County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Clarke County, 2022 to 2024.
In Clarke County, 66% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (66%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (54%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Clarke County and nearby counties
Clarke County has the most property crime of its 10 nearest counties.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Clarke County. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Clarke County has more property crime than 85% of them.
Clarke County looks like a typical county on the traits that tend to go with property crime.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 87% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Clarke County: F (1 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 58% of Americans
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.55 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 81% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.76% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 66% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.5.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 62% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Clarke County
Property crime costs Clarke County about $22 million a year, or $173 per resident and about $434 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$2.9 million
$22
Theft
$13 million
$97
Vehicle theft
$3.4 million
$26
Arson
$390,000
$3
Vandalism
$3.2 million
$24
Total
$22 million
$173
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
