Roswell Crime Statistics & Data

Key Findings

• Roswell is safer than 57% of cities in the United States and ranks in the 41st percentile for safety, demonstrating better-than-average public safety for a city of its size.
• In 2023, Roswell recorded 1,291 total crimes: 173 violent crimes and 1,118 property crimes, maintaining moderate crime rates for Georgia's ninth-largest city.
• Residents have a 1 in 72 chance of becoming a crime victim, with violent crime risk at 1 in 543 and property crime risk at 1 in 82.
• The violent crime rate of 187 per 100,000 is significantly low, representing 49.5% lower than the national average of 370 per 100,000.
• Property crime stands at 1,208 per 100,000 residents, which is 38.2% lower than the national average of 1,954.
• Crime decreased by 15% from 2022 to 2023, with the 5-year trend showing increasing violent crime but increasing property crime as the city continues rapid growth.
• Crime costs each household approximately $1,459 annually, with tangible costs of $526 per resident, $62 more than the national average.
• Founded in 1854 and located 20 miles north of Atlanta in northern Fulton County with 92,883 residents, Roswell is renowned for its 640-acre National Register Historic District featuring antebellum architecture including Bulloch Hall and Barrington Hall, originally established as a cotton mill town along Vickery Creek that became the largest textile operation in North Georgia.