Athens Crime Map
Georgia · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12
| Latest 24h | 3 incidents (2026-11-08) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 5,804 incidents through October |
| 2025 (full year) | 7,175 incidents |
| Full archive | 37,093 incidents (2022–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 5,575 |
Source: Athens-Clarke County Police Department open data.
About crime in Athens
Latest mapped day. Athens recorded 3 incidents on 2026-11-08. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Athens recorded 7,606 incidents in 2024 and 7,175 in 2025, a 5.7% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
Latest 24h (2026-11-08) category breakdown
| Other | 3 |
Across 2022–2026, the current archive contains 37,093 incidents for Athens. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Athens crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Athens, Georgia recorded 7,175 police-reported incidents in 2025, including 1,256 violent-category incidents. Other was the most reported category with 2,363 incidents, followed by Theft with 2,101 and Assault with 1,213. Total incidents fell 5.7% from 7,606 in 2024 to 7,175 in 2025. Data through November 2026 shows January–October 2026 down 3.5% from the same months in 2025. The rate was 5,575.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025 using U.S. Census 2024 population.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps plots police-reported incidents in Athens, Georgia, on a searchable map drawn from Athens-Clarke County Police Department open data. Each point marks where an offense was reported, with filters by category and time to explore patterns across the city through November 2026. The archive totals 37,093 incidents from 2022 to 2026, with the latest month of data in November 2026.
In calendar year 2025, Athens recorded 7,175 police-reported incidents, including 1,256 violent-category incidents accounting for 17.5% of the total. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 128,691 for the city, that equals 5,575.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, with 976 violent-category incidents per 100,000 residents. These are rates of police-reported incidents, not measures of personal risk.
Recent trend
Annual totals for complete calendar years fell each year from 8,480 in 2022 to 8,023 in 2023, 7,606 in 2024 and 7,175 in 2025. The change from 2024 to 2025 was a decline of 5.7%, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. For the same January–October window in both years, reports declined 3.5%, from 6,017 in January–October 2025 to 5,804 in January–October 2026. The 2026 figure covers only the months listed in that comparison and is not directly comparable to any full-year total.
Category breakdown
In 2025, Other was the most-recorded grouping with 2,363 incidents, or 32.9% of the total, followed by Theft with 2,101 incidents, or 29.3%, and Assault with 1,213 incidents, or 16.9%. Fraud added 696 incidents, or 9.7%, while Vandalism contributed 463 incidents, or 6.5%, and Burglary recorded 149 incidents, or 2.1%. Within Other, Other crime accounted for 1,481 incidents, or 20.6% of all incidents, with Drugs at 317 incidents, Threats at 315 incidents, Weapons offenses at 194 incidents, and Impaired & dangerous driving at 56 incidents. The violent-category total of 1,256 incidents, or 17.5%, covers assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide in 2025.
What this means
Athens’s 2025 picture centers on three groupings: Other at 2,363 incidents and 32.9%, Theft at 2,101 incidents and 29.3%, and Assault at 1,213 incidents and 16.9%. Fraud at 696 incidents and 9.7% and Vandalism at 463 incidents and 6.5% form a smaller second tier, with Burglary at 149 incidents and 2.1%. The multi-year sequence from 8,480 in 2022 to 8,023 in 2023, 7,606 in 2024 and 7,175 in 2025 shows lower totals in each successive complete year.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Athens in 2025?
Athens had 7,175 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That equals 5,575.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, based on the Census 2024 population estimate of 128,691. Violent-category incidents totaled 1,256, or 17.5% of the 2025 total. The archive total is 37,093 incidents across 2022–2026.
What was the most common type of crime reported in Athens in 2025?
Other was the largest category in 2025 with 2,363 incidents, or 32.9% of the 7,175 total. It includes other crime with 1,481 reports, plus drugs, threats, weapons offenses, and impaired and dangerous driving. The next largest specific category was theft with 2,101 incidents, or 29.3%, followed by assault with 1,213 incidents.
Is crime going up or down in Athens?
Reported incidents declined 5.7% from 7,606 in 2024 to 7,175 in 2025, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. The annual series also shows 8,480 in 2022 and 8,023 in 2023. For January–October 2026, reports totaled 5,804, down 3.5% from 6,017 in the same months of 2025.
How many violent crimes and assaults were reported in Athens in 2025?
Athens recorded 1,256 violent-category incidents in 2025, or 17.5% of the 7,175 total, at a rate of 976 per 100,000 residents. That violent total covers assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide combined. Assault alone accounted for 1,213 incidents, or 16.9% of all 2025 reports, making it the third-ranked category.
Which Athens neighborhood had the most reported incidents in 2025?
This 2025 dataset does not include a named-neighborhood ranking for Athens, so TheCrimeMaps cannot name a neighborhood with the most reports. The 7,175 incidents are reported as a citywide total for calendar year 2025. There are zero named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2025 in this release, rather than a published top-neighborhood list.
Where do the Athens crime numbers come from, and how current are they?
The figures come from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. The headline total of 7,175 covers the complete 12-month calendar year 2025. TheCrimeMaps data for Athens is current through November 2026, including partial 2026 data with 5,809 incidents over 11 months and January–October comparison figures for 2026 versus 2025.
Explore Athens
By category
- Athens Assault (5,960)
- Athens Robbery (290)
- Athens Homicide (13)
- Athens Burglary (1,073)
- Athens Auto theft (916)
- Athens Theft (11,163)
- Athens Vandalism (2,627)
- Athens Fraud (3,468)
- Athens Other (11,583)
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