Norcross is a city of 106,500 in Gwinnett County, about 16 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Norcross?
Property crime in Norcross runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 64% of Americans live. Theft makes up 60% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B+.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 726 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
36% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Norcross as a whole, and 64% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Norcross scores 726.
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 Norcross, GA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Norcross, 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 Norcross
Burglaries happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Norcross, 67% of reported burglaries happen at stores and businesses, against 28% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Norcross
Low property crime is the norm across Norcross: 64% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 8% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Norcross run from A to F.
64%28%
A or B 64%C 28%D or F 8%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Northwoods, northCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Norcross.A855
2Deerings Lake & The Corners, northwestBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of Norcross.A-823
3Hidden Cove, westBurglaries run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Norcross.B+700
4Wexford, eastBurglaries run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Norcross.B+694
5Villas at Norcross & Piccadilly Place Condominiums, southwestThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Norcross.B631
Neighborhood areas of Norcross, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in Norcross
CrimeGrade™ estimates Norcross has about 29 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 20% more than the US as a whole and 27% 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 Norcross, about 60% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
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 Norcross
Norcross has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Car thefts happen most often at stores and businesses: 47% of them, against 10% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (67%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Stores and businesses (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Stores and businesses (40%)
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 Norcross and nearby cities
Norcross has less property crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Norcross. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Norcross has more property crime than 68% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Norcross apart: it has 19.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 89 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.19.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 96% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.89 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 94% of US city residents
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. 85% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 51% of US city residents
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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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.25% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 63% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 61% of US city residents
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 Norcross
Property crime costs Norcross about $22 million a year, or $206 per resident and about $539 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
$2.8 million
$26
Theft
$9.4 million
$88
Vehicle theft
$5.9 million
$56
Arson
$210,000
$2
Vandalism
$3.6 million
$34
Total
$22 million
$206
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.
