Atlanta Crime 2020
Atlanta · 2020 (thin coverage: far fewer records than the city's other recent years) · updated 2026-11-12
Atlanta police open data lists 14,759 incidents for 2020 (thin coverage: far fewer records than the city's other recent years). The most common crime types were theft from vehicle (35.9%), theft (23.2%), auto theft (14.2%).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from vehicle | 5,297 | 35.9% | — |
| Theft | 3,426 | 23.2% | — |
| Auto theft | 2,099 | 14.2% | — |
| Assault | 1,640 | 11.1% | — |
| Burglary | 1,587 | 10.8% | — |
| Robbery | 607 | 4.1% | — |
| Homicide | 103 | 0.7% | — |
Thin coverage: far fewer records than the city's other recent years. These are the counts the source published, not a complete year.
Month by month
| Jan | 2,181 |
| Feb | 1,765 |
| Mar | 1,552 |
| Apr | 1,128 |
| May | 1,320 |
| Jun | 1,630 |
| Jul | 1,620 |
| Aug | 1,791 |
| Sep | 1,625 |
| Oct | 15 |
| Nov | 15 |
| Dec | 117 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2020
- Downtown 1,319 incidents
- Midtown 1,038 incidents
- Old Fourth Ward 392 incidents
- Lindbergh/Morosgo 350 incidents
- Home Park 273 incidents
- West End 254 incidents
- North Buckhead 252 incidents
- Vine City 239 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Atlanta in 2020?
14,759 incidents for 2020 (thin coverage: far fewer records than the city's other recent years) in Atlanta Police Department open data.
Other years
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Source: Atlanta Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.