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DeKalb County Police Department

County agencyGA0440200NIBRS since 2020LEMAS 2020Founded 1915

Dekalb County, Georgia

Serves ~523,407 residents · LEMAS survey

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The DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, as well as the incorporated cities of Tucker and Stonecrest. The department serves a population of more than 730,000 people. The chief is Mirtha V. Ramos.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI GA0440200.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 45,840 victims, 50,493 offenders
Victim sex
Male23,833 (52%)
Female21,715 (47%)
Unknown292 (1%)
Victim race
Black or African American32,583 (77%)
White8,226 (20%)
Asian925 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native268 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander62 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home25,778 (46%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage7,389 (13%)
Other/Unknown3,337 (6%)
Department/Discount Store2,586 (5%)
Commercial/Office Building2,585 (5%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk2,094 (4%)

Top 6 of 41 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown6,995 (52%)
Stranger1,314 (10%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)1,050 (8%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend926 (7%)
Acquaintance873 (6%)
Otherwise Known711 (5%)

Top 6 of 25 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Simple Assault1,350 (27%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property1,319 (26%)
Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud775 (15%)
Motor Vehicle Theft542 (11%)
Aggravated Assault327 (6%)
Counterfeiting/Forgery154 (3%)

Top 6 of 28 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
746
Part-time sworn
11
Full-time civilian
241
Part-time civilian
3
Total FT employees
987
Population served
523,407
Operating budget
$98,338,802
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013961259$99,177,706
2007955370$111,060,326
2003953326$74,249,712
2000734241$68,000,000
1999810150
199771375
199367249
1990633175
1987576171

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

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POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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