Statistics

43% - Increase in the number of buglaries in Fulton County from 2005-2008

19% - National Rate of Increase, 2005-2008 (Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States")

All areas of Fulton County experienced increased burglaries from 2007-2008.  Burglaries in Fulton County increased by 12% from 2007 to 2008.  Annual population growth for 2007-2008 was just 2%.

Severe increases in:

• Hapeville: 69%
• College Park: 38%
• Milton: 30%
• Fairburn: 23%
• Alpharetta: 21%
• Atlanta: 13%

Several of hardest hit cities are not presently participating in Task Force.

More Statistics

• Comparison of Cities Participating vs. Cities NOT Participating in the Burglary Task Force
• Annual Rates of Change for Burglaries and Population, Fulton County, 2005-2008
• Atlanta vs. Other Major America Cities
• Cost of Crime