Photo: Kåre Thor Olsen · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime per resident in Douglasville runs higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Violence and property crime split as 5.0 violent crimes and 43.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 3.9 and 21.3 in the rest of Georgia. A Safety Grade of D follows from crimes Douglasville’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #111 of 132 graded towns in Georgia. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 22% from 2023 to 2025. Violent crime here is higher than in 88% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 97%.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of GA” is every other Georgia city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Douglasville
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 Georgia towns on Douglasville’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: South Fulton (D). Lithia Springs is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Mableton has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Douglasville’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Douglasville property | Rest of Georgia property | Douglasville violent | Rest of Georgia violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50.5 | 24.4 | 6.6 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 47.5 | 25.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 46.4 | 21.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 35.8 | 17.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Georgia.
Crime in Douglasville per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 5 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Douglasville | Rest of Georgia | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Douglasville’s police reported 608 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 5.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.9 in the rest of Georgia and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
1,717 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
207 violent and 1,510 property, as reported to the FBI by Douglasville’s police.
10 people died in crashes on Douglasville’s roads in 2019–2023
Douglasville had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is 5.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Georgia towns of 25,000–100,000 people (7.9, 40 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Douglasville and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglasville | D | 5.0 | 43.1 |
| South Fulton | D | 5.3 | 21.2 |
| Lithia Springs | — | — | — |
| Mableton | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lithia Springs is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Mableton has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Georgia towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglasville | D | 5.0 | 43.1 |
| Milton | A− | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| Peachtree City | A− | 0.3 | 8.4 |
| Canton | B+ | 1.5 | 7.1 |
| Woodstock | B | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| Rome | D | 7.7 | 31.4 |
The five graded Georgia towns closest to Douglasville’s population (41,523), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Douglasville. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Douglasville’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (42,134 in 2025); our figure for Douglasville is 41,523 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Douglasville
Is Douglasville, GA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Douglasville reports more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #111 of 132 in Georgia. Its police reported 5.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.9 in the rest of Georgia and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Douglasville?
5.0 violent and 43.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Georgia reports 3.9 and 21.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Douglasville in 2025?
Douglasville’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 4.7 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Douglasville safer than South Fulton?
South Fulton reports less crime per resident than Douglasville: South Fulton grades D for safety and Douglasville D. South Fulton’s police reported 5.3 violent and 21.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Douglasville?
Douglasville’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Douglasville”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.