Dahlonega, GA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 67%

Violent crime 66%

Property crime 67%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Dahlonega_{/100k people}	Georgia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	783 (estimate)	2,408	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.8	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.9	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	65.5	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	293.8	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	130 (estimate)	400	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	290.7	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,478.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	238.2	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	653 (estimate)	2,007	1,958

Key findings

Dahlonega crime rates are 67% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Dahlonega are 66% lower than the national average
In Dahlonega you have a 1 in 128 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Dahlonega is safer than 75% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Dahlonega has decreased by 11%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Dahlonega

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Dahlonega is 1 in 769

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Dahlonega is 1 in 154

The chance of being a victim of crime in Dahlonega is 1 in 128

Year Over Year Crime In Dahlonega (per 100,000 people)

Dahlonega police department

Item	Dahlonega	Georgia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	11,364	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.0	3.3

Sex offenders in Georgia

State	Total offenders	Georgia_/100K	National_/100K
Georgia	23,117	275	266

There are a total of 23,117 sex offenders in Georgia. This yields a total of 275 sex offenders in Georgia per 100,000 residents which is 3% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Clermont, GA	1,030	150	752	902
Dawsonville, GA	2,478	168	842	1,010
Cleveland, GA	3,750	141	2,143	2,284
Yonah, GA	629	412	2,066	2,478
Helen, GA	320	1,241	8,511	9,752
Dahlonega, GA	6,196	130	653	783

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Oelwein, IA	6,195	297	1,239	1,536
Covedale, OH	6,195	205	1,230	1,436
Shrewsbury, MO	6,197	248	4,135	4,383
Cambria, CA	6,198	241	1,165	1,406
Enoch, UT	6,199	51	270	321
Dahlonega, GA	6,196	130	653	783

Source: The Dahlonega, GA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.