Georgia

Violence

Summary of Results.

Georgia’s progress with Violence has been mixed.

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  • Murder Rate
    Specific Measure

    Rate of murder and other unlawful, but intentional, killings per 100,000 population

    (Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation).
    State Rank
    State vs. US trend
    39
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    Georgia State Trend Improving

  • Shootings
    Specific Measure

    Rate of fatal shootings per 100,000 population. This includes murders and suicides, as well as officer-involved, accidental, and mass shootings, and many other types

    (Source: Centers for Disease Control).
    State Rank
    State vs. US trend
    38
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    Georgia State Trend Mixed

  • Mixed: the trends go in strongly opposite directions during different periods.
  • Unclear: too few years of data to establish a trend.

Measures in green indicate an improving state trend or that this state ranks in the top third of states in the country.

Measures in red indicate a declining state trend or that this state ranks in the bottom third of states in the country.

Measures in yellow indicate stable trends or that this state ranks in the middle third of states in the country.