Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Clarkston, GA Crime Grade
How Clarkston grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Georgia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Georgia
10/10
vs. Georgia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Clarkston, GA was 777.0 per 100,000 residents (111 incidents over a population of 14,285). That puts Clarkston 113% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 139% above the Georgia statewide rate of 324.5.
That ranks Clarkston #3,584 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 5% of them, and #82 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is up 35% year over year and up 43% over the last five years.
Clarkston, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Georgia Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 777.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,584 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #82 of 90
- Safer than
- 5% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 35%
- 5-year change
- up 43%
- Population
- 14,285
- Reporting agency
- Clarkston Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Clarkston Police Department (FBI ORI GA0440500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Clarkston (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Clarkston vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 543.4(69) | 520.6(66) | 480.2(69) | 574.7(83) | 777.0(111) |
| Murder | 15.8(2) | 15.8(2) | 20.9(3) | 13.8(2) | 21.0(3) |
| Rape | 23.6(3) | 31.6(4) | 20.9(3) | 34.6(5) | 28.0(4) |
| Robbery | 220.5(28) | 213.0(27) | 208.8(30) | 173.1(25) | 175.0(25) |
| Aggravated assault | 283.5(36) | 260.3(33) | 229.7(33) | 353.1(51) | 553.0(79) |
| Property crime | 2055.6(261) | 2405.9(305) | 2338.5(336) | 2707.4(391) | 2149.1(307) |
| Burglary | 354.4(45) | 568.0(72) | 417.6(60) | 415.5(60) | 294.0(42) |
| Larceny | 1299.5(165) | 1451.4(184) | 1635.6(235) | 1461.0(211) | 1372.1(196) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 401.7(51) | 378.6(48) | 278.4(40) | 830.9(120) | 483.0(69) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Clarkston, GA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Clarkston Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Clarkston calculated?
- Clarkston's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Georgia state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Georgia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Clarkston Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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