Marietta, Georgia Crime Rates and Statistics:
In 2015, the crime index in Marietta was 333.0, which was higher than the U.S. average of 280.5. There were 2,515 reported crimes reported in Marietta in one year, meaning that there were 4,226 total crimes reported for every 100,000 individuals in Marietta. The crime rate in Marietta was 24% higher than the average in the state of Georgia of 3,402 crimes per 100,000 citizens and it is was 49% higher than the national average of 2,837 crimes per 100,000 people.
In Marietta there were 233 reported violent crimes during the measured time period, or 391 violent crimes per 100,000 citizens. This rate is 2% lower than the average number of violent crimes in the state of Georgia, (398 for every 100,000 individuals) and 1% higher than the national average, of 386 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Property crimes include theft, vehicle theft, and burglary. There were 3,834 property crimes for every 100,000 persons in Marietta, or 2,282 reported property crimes. The Marietta property crime rate is 28% higher than the average in the state of Georgia (3,005 property crimes per 100,000 citizens) and 56% higher than the national average of 2,451 property crimes for every 100,000 residents.
As of March 2018, there were 341 registered sex offenders living in Marietta, Georgia.
Facts about crime in Marietta:
The overall crime rate in Marietta is 49% higher than the national average;
Marietta is safer than 22% of the cities in America;
Your chances of becoming the victim of a crime are 1 in 24 in Marietta; and
The number of total year over year crimes in Marietta has decreased by 6%.Marietta, Georgia Police Department Address:
Marietta Police Department
240 Lemon Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-794-5300
Fax: 770-794-5305Marietta Police Dept
Other Information about the Marietta Police Department:
The Chief of Police of the Marietta Police Department is Chief Dan Flynn. Marty Ferrell is the Deputy Chief.
In 2016, there were 137 full-time police officers in Marietta, Georgia, making the ratio between law enforcement personnel and citizens 2.30 officers for every 1,000 citizens. The average in the state of Georgia was 2.50 officers for every 1,000 citizens.
Open Records Request in Marietta, Georgia:
Records requests from the city of Marietta should be submitted to the City Clerk, Stephanie Guy, at sguy@mariettaga.gov or 770-794-5526.
City Clerk
City of Marietta
205 Lawrence Street
Marietta, GA 30060
706-794-5526
Fax: 706-794-5523
sguy@marietta.gov
Record requests for Cobb County, Georgia should be directed to the Cobb County Attorney’s Office, which is the custodian for most records. Requests may also be submitted online.
Open Records
Cobb County Attorney’s Office
100 Cherokee Street
Suite 350
Marietta, GA 30090
Cobb County Open Records Requests
County Sheriff, Warrant, Most Wanted Information in Marietta, Georgia:
The Sheriff of Cobb County, Georgia is Sheriff Craig D. Owens, Sr. Sheriff Owens can be reached at 770-499-4609 or by email at Craig.Owens@CobbCounty.Org.
Cobb County Sheriff
185 Roswell St NE
Marietta, GA 30090
770-499-4600
Cobb County Sheriff
For information on sex offenders in Cobb County:
Cobb County Sex Offender Registry
The Cobb County Adult Detention Center is a pretrial facility and sits on an 11-acre campus and has three towers – A, B, and C. Together, the three towers can hold 3,077 inmates.
The Detention Center is under the command of Division Commander Colonel Temetris Atkins. Colonel Atkins can be reached at Temetris.Atkins@CobbCounty.org or at 770-499-4703.
Cobb County Detention Center
1825 County Services Road
Marietta, GA 30008
770-499-4200
Cobb County Detention Center
For a list of current inmates:
Cobb County Inmate Inquiry
For information about visitation of inmates, mail, bonding, etc:
Cobb County Inmate Visitation
Most Wanted in Cobb County:
Cobb County Most Wanted