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Crime Report for Decatur, Georgia The HomeSurfer crime rating for Decatur, Georgia is 2.3 out of a possible 5 total points. Higher ratings indicate that your area is safer. The HomeSurfer crime rating is calculated depending on how the crime rate in your city compares with crime in the state and the nation. Violent crime is weighed more heavily than property crime, and the national ranking is more important than the state ranking. See 2004 Crime Reports for GA Learn more about our rating system.		Decatur Crime Rating (higher ratings are better)   Home Surfer Crime Rating 5 is best 2.3425
Violent Crime Rate Data comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Rate database for 2008. Decatur, Georgia has a violent crime rate of 249 incidents per 100,000 people. This compares with a rate of 760 in Georgia and a rate of 676 nationally. Lower numbers are better, indicating that fewer crimes happen per person in the population. Violent Crime Rate Incidents per 100,000 Decatur 249 GA 760 National 676   National Rate   676   State Rate   759.61   City Rate   248.87 Decatur, Georgia is in the 26% percentile rank in the state for Violent Crime. It is in the 57% percentile rank nationally. Lower numbers are better. In this case, 26% of cities in Georgia have crime rates equal to or lower than Decatur, or said another way, 74% of cities in Georgia have crime rates higher than Decatur.   National Rank   57   State Rank   26		Review crime rate data for Decatur, Georgia Crime Decatur GA Nation Violent Crime Total 248.9 759.6 676 Murder / NNH 5.2 9.3 6.5 Forcible Rape 5.2 29.4 31.1 Robbery Rate 181.5 300.0 197.4 Aggravated Assault 57.0 412.5 315 Property Crime Total 4640.4 5608.5 3726.9 Burglary 1037.0 1315.8 812.3 Larceny Theft 3245.7 3735.3 2541.6 Motor Vehicle Theft 357.8 558.0 382.3 Arson 0.0 17.4 23.3 Best/Worst crime areas in Georgia Property Crime Rate Property crime includes burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, and arson. Data comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Rate database for 2008. Decatur, Georgia has a property crime rate of 4640.4 incidents per 100,000 people. This compares with an average rate of 5608.5 in Georgia and an average rate of 3727 incidents per 100,000 nationally. Lower numbers are better, indicating that fewer crimes happen per person in the population. Property Crime Rate Incidents per 100,000 Decatur 4640.4 GA 5608.5 National 3727   National Rate   3,727   State Rate   5,608.47   City Rate   4,640.43 Decatur Property Crime: State Percentile Rank - 57 National Percentile Rank - 83