Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
DeKalb has a violent crime rate of 400 per 100,000 residents, 5% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 208.9 per 100,000, robbery at 37.3, rape at 154.2. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,522 per 100,000, 29% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,184, burglary at 284, vehicle theft at 52 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 14 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, DeKalb receives a safety grade of F.