Athens Burglary
Athens · Burglary · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Athens police open data recorded 149 burglary incidents, 2.1% of all 7,175 incidents reported in the city that year and down 32.0% from 2024. That is about 116 per 100,000 residents, compared with 412 per 100,000 across the 59 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 125 burglary incidents have been published.
Burglary in Athens by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 125 | — | — |
| 2025 | 149 | 116 | down 32.0% |
| 2024 | 219 | 170 | down 8.0% |
| 2023 | 238 | 185 | down 30.4% |
| 2022 | 342 | 266 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 1,073 burglary incidents.
Questions
How many burglary incidents were reported in Athens in 2025?
149, according to Athens-Clarke County Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is burglary going up or down in Athens?
Reported burglary was down 32.0% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 56.4% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Athens-Clarke County Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Athens
- Athens other 2,363 in 2025
- Athens theft 2,101 in 2025
- Athens assault 1,213 in 2025
- Athens fraud 696 in 2025
- Athens vandalism 463 in 2025
- Athens auto theft 147 in 2025
- Athens robbery 43 in 2025