Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
McDonough, GA Crime Grade
How McDonough 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 McDonough, GA was 338.0 per 100,000 residents (112 incidents over a population of 33,140). That puts McDonough Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 4% above the Georgia statewide rate of 324.5.
That ranks McDonough #2,788 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 26% of them, and #53 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is up 8% year over year and roughly flat over the last five years.
McDonough, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Georgia Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 338.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,788 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #53 of 90
- Safer than
- 26% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 8%
- 5-year change
- roughly flat
- Population
- 33,140
- Reporting agency
- McDonough Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by McDonough Police Department (FBI ORI GA0750100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. McDonough (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
McDonough 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 | 340.2(93) | 375.6(106) | 351.5(110) | 314.4(97) | 338.0(112) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 17.7(5) | 3.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 3.0(1) |
| Rape | 73.2(20) | 31.9(9) | 22.4(7) | 35.6(11) | 93.5(31) |
| Robbery | 54.9(15) | 42.5(12) | 41.5(13) | 38.9(12) | 48.3(16) |
| Aggravated assault | 212.2(58) | 283.5(80) | 284.4(89) | 239.8(74) | 193.1(64) |
| Property crime | 2604.4(712) | 2391.8(675) | 2384.0(746) | 2793.5(862) | 2664.5(883) |
| Burglary | 296.3(81) | 233.9(66) | 185.4(58) | 197.7(61) | 169.0(56) |
| Larceny | 1986.2(543) | 1874.4(529) | 1888.7(591) | 2184.3(674) | 2172.6(720) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 310.9(85) | 276.4(78) | 290.8(91) | 411.6(127) | 322.9(107) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the McDonough, 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 McDonough 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 McDonough calculated?
- McDonough'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 McDonough 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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