Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Marietta, GA Crime Grade
How Marietta 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Georgia
6/10
vs. Georgia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Marietta, GA was 298.3 per 100,000 residents (189 incidents over a population of 63,354). That puts Marietta Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 8% below the Georgia statewide rate of 324.5.
That ranks Marietta #2,645 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 30% of them, and #50 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is down 17% year over year and down 39% over the last five years.
Marietta, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Georgia Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 298.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,645 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #50 of 90
- Safer than
- 30% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 17%
- 5-year change
- down 39%
- Population
- 63,354
- Reporting agency
- Marietta Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Marietta Police Department (FBI ORI GA0330300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Marietta (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Marietta 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 | 489.0(300) | 467.1(286) | 443.1(275) | 359.6(228) | 298.3(189) |
| Murder | 6.5(4) | 4.9(3) | 4.8(3) | 6.3(4) | 9.5(6) |
| Rape | 32.6(20) | 45.7(28) | 50.0(31) | 44.2(28) | 26.8(17) |
| Robbery | 110.8(68) | 91.5(56) | 87.0(54) | 67.8(43) | 39.5(25) |
| Aggravated assault | 339.0(208) | 325.0(199) | 301.3(187) | 241.3(153) | 222.6(141) |
| Property crime | 2960.2(1,816) | 2572.6(1,575) | 2494.4(1,548) | 2204.8(1,398) | 1815.2(1,150) |
| Burglary | 288.5(177) | 263.0(161) | 270.7(168) | 246.0(156) | 181.5(115) |
| Larceny | 2321.2(1,424) | 2028.6(1,242) | 1935.3(1,201) | 1640.2(1,040) | 1415.9(897) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 345.6(212) | 271.1(166) | 282.0(175) | 313.8(199) | 213.1(135) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Marietta, 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 Marietta 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 Marietta calculated?
- Marietta'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 Marietta 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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