ATHENS, Ga. — The latest data from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department shows crime was down in 2025.
ACCPD reported that from 2024 to 2025, all eight crime categories they publish data from were down, year-over-year.
Year-to-date for 2026, the police department reported the following incident numbers:
- 2 murders
- 77 aggravated assaults
- 12 robberies
- 2 kidnappings
- 52 burglaries
- 92 entering autos
- 33 motor vehicle thefts
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Year-to-date, the police department had not yet reported the total for sex offense: rape, but in 2025, there were 10 fewer cases than in 2024.
Here are the crime trends reported by ACCPD from 2021 to 2025:
| Crime Type By Statute | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Five Year AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | 529 | 477 | 422 | 420 | 393 | 448 |
| Burglary | 426 | 456 | 314 | 303 | 228 | 345 |
| Larceny From MV (Entering Autos) | 862 | 783 | 683 | 561 | 517 | 681 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft (Stolen Vehicles) | 423 | 307 | 257 | 211 | 174 | 274 |
| Kidnapping | 37 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 27 |
| Robbery | 202 | 82 | 95 | 67 | 53 | 100 |
| Homicide: Murder | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Sex Offense: Force Rape | 67 | 71 | 49 | 58 | 48 | 59 |
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