Photo: Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 3.0Marietta reports more crime per resident than three in four U.S. towns
In a usual year, 3.2 violent crimes and 18.5 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the rest of Georgia, 3.9 and 21.5. On crimes Marietta’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades C for safety: #71 of 132 graded towns in Georgia. The rate the grade counts dropped 29% from 2023 to 2025.
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 Marietta
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 2 Georgia towns on Marietta’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Smyrna (C+). Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Among Georgia towns, closer to the middle
Georgia’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Marietta’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 46% of the 132 Georgia towns we grade, against 26% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
A college town
Marietta is home to Chattahoochee Technical College, with 6,539 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 10% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Marietta has 68,549 jobs based in town for 63,574 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
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 Marietta’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. Its violent rate (3.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Marietta property | Rest of Georgia property | Marietta violent | Rest of Georgia violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 22.0 | 25.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 15.2 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 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 Marietta 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 3 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 | Marietta | Rest of Georgia | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Marietta’s police reported 602 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.9 in the rest of Georgia and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
1,155 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.
185 violent and 970 property, as reported to the FBI by Marietta’s police.
51 people died in crashes on Marietta’s roads in 2019–2023
Marietta had 48 fatal crashes in five years, in which 51 people died; 23 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 20 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 16.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above 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.
Marietta and its neighbors
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Georgia towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta | C | 3.2 | 18.5 |
| Alpharetta | C+ | 2.5 | 11.7 |
| Brookhaven | C− | 3.1 | 22.4 |
| Dunwoody | C− | 2.0 | 32.3 |
| Albany | D | 8.6 | 19.9 |
| Valdosta | D | 5.0 | 38.9 |
The five graded Georgia towns closest to Marietta’s population (63,574), 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 Marietta. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Marietta’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (63,657 in 2025); our figure for Marietta is 63,574 (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 Marietta
Is Marietta, GA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Marietta reports more crime per resident than 74% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #71 of 132 in Georgia. Its police reported 3.2 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 Marietta?
3.2 violent and 18.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Georgia reports 3.9 and 21.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Marietta in 2025?
Marietta’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.1 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Marietta safer than Smyrna?
Smyrna reports less crime per resident than Marietta: Smyrna grades C+ for safety and Marietta C. Smyrna’s police reported 2.5 violent and 13.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Marietta?
Marietta’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Marietta”. 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.