Atlanta, GA Profile

Atlanta, GA, population 540,922, is located in Georgia's Fulton county, about 59.8 miles from Athens and 95.6 miles from Columbus.

Through the 90's Atlanta's population has grown by about 6%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Atlanta has grown by about 13%. Since 2005 Atlanta's population has grown by about 12%.

Atlanta's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Georgia's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Atlanta tend to be much higher than Georgia's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	33%
	African American	61%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	2%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	4%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	418,823	N/A
2001	431,321	2.98%
2002	442,947	2.70%
2003	457,068	3.19%
2004	468,839	2.58%
2005	483,108	3.04%
2006	498,208	3.13%
2007	519,569	4.29%
2008	537,385	3.43%
2009	540,922	0.66%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$34,770

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,534
2002	2,289
2003	1,970
2004	1,842
2005	1,675
2006	1,554
2007	1,624
2008	1,389
2009	1,150
2010	1,072

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	144	367	4,341	5,956
2002	152	276	4,168	5,373
2003	149	281	3,701	4,360
2004	112	267	3,116	4,427
2005	90	223	2,861	4,039
2006	110	171	2959	4308
2007	129	148	3577	4221
2008	105	126	3308	3864
2009	80	135	2725	3419
2010	93	89	2162	3405

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	9,704
2002	9,066
2003	8,869
2004	7,716
2005	7,290
2006	6,635
2007	7,286
2008	7,313
2009	6,213
2010	5,741

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	8,731	25,721	6,935
2002	8,554	23,706	7,222
2003	8,065	22,931	7,235
2004	6,726	20,703	5,756
2005	6,648	18,993	5,756
2006	7401	18952	5878
2007	8859	20353	7020
2008	9989	22499	6490
2009	9112	19511	5726
2010	8016	17741	5043