DeKalb County, GA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$309.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for DeKalb County, GA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,101 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of DeKalb County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in DeKalb County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. DeKalb County sits in the 42nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 42% of counties and behind 58%. The grade covers only DeKalb County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in DeKalb County is 4.052 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 146 in the south areas to 1 in 431 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of DeKalb County, GA report the most violent crime, about 696 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 139 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in DeKalb County, GA

The tangible cost of violent crime in DeKalb County is projected at $309,124,209 for 2025, about $393 per resident and $1,101 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 38.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in DeKalb County Compared to Other Counties?

DeKalb County, GA:	$393
Fulton County, GA:	$415
Columbia County, GA:	$157
Georgia:	$267
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $393 per resident each year in DeKalb County, which is $135 more than the national average and $127 more than Georgia's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to DeKalb County:

In Fulton County, GA, crime costs $415 per person, which is $21 more than in DeKalb County.
In Columbia County, GA, crime costs $157 per person, which is $236 less than in DeKalb County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for DeKalb County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to DeKalb County	Cost per DeKalb County Resident
Murder	$202.6 million	$258
Rape/Sexual Assault	$31.8 million	$41
Robbery	$15.3 million	$19
Assault	$59.4 million	$76
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$309,124,209	$393

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in DeKalb County, GA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in DeKalb County totals $1,515,758,328 ($1,928 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,824,882,537 ($2,321 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in DeKalb County, GA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southeast part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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DeKalb County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 DeKalb County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.630
Robbery	0.6173
Rape	0.6680
Murder	0.1371
Total Violent Crime	4.052 (C)

Individual DeKalb County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in DeKalb County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to DeKalb County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fulton County, GA	D+	C-	C-
Gwinnett County, GA	A-	A-	A-
Rockdale County, GA	B-	C+	C+
Clayton County, GA	C	C+	C-
Cobb County, GA	C+	D+	B-
Henry County, GA	B+	B+	B
Newton County, GA	B	C+	C+
Walton County, GA	A	B+	A
Forsyth County, GA	A+	A+	A+
Douglas County, GA	B	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

DeKalb County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	C-
Benton County, WA	C-	B	B
Frederick County, MD	B-	B+	B+
Johnson County, KS	C+	A-	A-
McLennan County, TX	C	D+	D+
Henrico County, VA	C-	A-	A-
Nassau County, NY	B+	C+	C+
Lee County, FL	A+	A	A
Fort Bend County, TX	B-	B-	B-
Forsyth County, NC	D	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, DeKalb County is less safe than the Georgia state average and as safe as the national average.

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