Roswell is the eighth-largest city in Georgia, with 106,900 residents in Fulton County, about 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Roswell?
Property crime in Roswell is a little lower than in most US neighborhoods: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 69% of Americans live. Theft makes up 70% 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 902 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Roswell as a whole, and 31% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Roswell scores 902.
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 Roswell, GA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Roswell, 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 Roswell
One part of Roswell stands out for burglary. Burglaries in Roswell Commons & Minton House, in central Roswell, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Car thefts are uncommon. Roswell has car thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.59 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Roswell
Nearly every part of Roswell where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Roswell run from A+ to C+.
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A or B 99%C 1%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Ellard, southeastActs of vandalism run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Roswell.A899
2Roswell Commons & Minton House, centralCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Roswell.A852
3Mansell Business Center, eastThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Roswell.A848
Neighborhood areas of Roswell, 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 Roswell
CrimeGrade™ estimates Roswell has about 11 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 52% less than the US as a whole and 50% less 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 Roswell, about 70% 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 Roswell
Roswell has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Roswell, 53% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at stores and businesses: 33% of them, against 10% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (53%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Stores and businesses (33%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (45%)
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 Roswell and nearby cities
Roswell has less property crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities.
Roswell looks like a typical city 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.13.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 80% of US city residents
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 72% 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. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 68% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 67% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 67% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 65% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Roswell on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Roswell
Property crime costs Roswell about $7.8 million a year, or $73 per resident and about $194 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
$900,000
$8
Theft
$4.4 million
$41
Vehicle theft
$960,000
$9
Arson
$200,000
$2
Vandalism
$1.4 million
$13
Total
$7.8 million
$73
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.
