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Decatur, GA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Decatur crime rate is lower than the Georgia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #152

Decatur, GA	1,525.30
Georgia	1,911.41
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Decatur, GA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Decatur, GA	Count	1	NA	18	11	94	482	47	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	4.9	NA	88.9	54.3	464.4	2,381.3	232.2	0.0	1,205
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.7	21.4	123.0	218.4	756.9	2,258.4	266.0	NA	1,672
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Decatur, GA	Count	1	NA	28	11	127	528	35	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	5.0	NA	140.0	55.0	635.0	2,639.9	175.0	0.0	1,405
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	19.9	125.0	209.3	823.2	2,254.9	268.5	NA	1,689
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Decatur, GA	Count	0	0	25	14	92	498	62	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	126.5	70.8	465.5	2,519.7	313.7	0.0	1,280
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.9	21.4	125.6	226.0	874.9	2,248.0	287.7	NA	1,753
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Decatur, GA	Count	0	1	21	7	115	421	48	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	5.1	107.2	35.7	587.0	2,149.1	245.0	0.0	1,175
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.6	20.9	123.8	222.9	974.6	2,351.7	300.3	NA	1,823
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Decatur, GA	Count	1	2	21	11	100	431	46	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	5.4	10.9	114.2	59.8	543.7	2,343.5	250.1	0.0	1,350
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	21.6	127.7	248.2	998.4	2,329.3	312.8	NA	1,872
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Decatur, GA	Count	1	4	26	32	168	529	75	NA
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	5.2	21.0	136.3	167.8	880.9	2,773.8	393.3	NA	1,886
	Georgia	Per 100,000	5.8	23.4	148.6	248.3	1,000.7	2,328.7	337.2	NA	1,926
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Decatur, GA	Count	1	1	35	11	200	626	69	NA
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	5.2	5.2	181.5	57.0	1,037.0	3,245.7	357.8	NA	1,942
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.6	22.7	179.2	270.5	1,038.9	2,567.5	409.1	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Decatur, GA	Count	1	5	35	23	125	529	75	NA
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	5.2	26.1	182.5	119.9	651.7	2,758.1	391.0	NA	1,813
	Georgia	Per 100,000	7.5	22.8	181.7	281.2	950.2	2,504.6	446.3	NA	2,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Decatur, GA	Count	1	3	36	24	141	419	60	2
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	5.3	16.0	192.0	128.0	751.8	2,234.2	319.9	10.7	1,671
	Georgia	Per 100,000	6.2	23.6	154.8	264.3	931.0	2,751.1	490.2	NA	2,106
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Decatur, GA		-0.17
Georgia		7.00
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Decatur, GA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Decatur, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Decatur, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Decatur, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Decatur, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Decatur, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Decatur, GA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Georgia	Per 100,000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Decatur, GA	2.16
Georgia	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Decatur, GA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Decatur, GA	Count	50	38	12
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	247.0	187.7	59.3	2.17
	Georgia	Per 100,000	339.6	251.4	88.2	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Decatur, GA	Count	54	41	13
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	270.0	205.0	65.0	2.37
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	273.0	96.2	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Decatur, GA	Count	48	36	12
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	242.9	182.1	60.7	2.13
	Georgia	Per 100,000	369.2	276.8	92.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2010	Decatur, GA	Count	55	42	13
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	299.1	228.4	70.7	2.64
	Georgia	Per 100,000	379.4	284.5	94.9	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Decatur, GA	Count	56	43	13
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	293.6	225.5	68.2	2.60
	Georgia	Per 100,000	380.3	273.4	106.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Decatur, GA	Count	46	34	12
	Decatur, GA	Per 100,000	238.5	176.3	62.2	2.07
	Georgia	Per 100,000	371.8	272.0	99.9	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2006	Decatur, GA	Count	49	35	14
2005	Decatur, GA	Count	58	42	16