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Safety in Berkeley Lake · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Berkeley Lake

Berkeley Lake doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office and the Gwinnett County Police Department. Below is what they report, along with the nearest towns that have their own numbers.

Nearest ER
2 mi
Northside Hospital Duluth
Storm & flood risk
Very low
higher than 12% of U.S. places
FEMA

What stands out about safety in Berkeley Lake

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Who patrols here

Berkeley Lake is covered by the county

Berkeley Lake has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office and the Gwinnett County Police Department, and their numbers cover the whole area they patrol, not just Berkeley Lake.

Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Gwinnett County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

Gwinnett County Police Department

Crimes reported in the parts of Gwinnett County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

→ Property crime about the same since 2022▼ Violent crime down 34% since 2022

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Nearest with figures

The closest towns that report their own numbers

Here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.

TownGradeDistanceViolentPropertyYear
NorcrossC−3 mi1.817.52025
Johns CreekA4 mi0.44.42025
LilburnC+7 mi1.511.72025
DoravilleD−7 mi4.340.62025
DunwoodyC−8 mi1.628.52025
U.S. average3.315.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from Berkeley Lake: a small village and a city aren’t alike.

Next door

Berkeley Lake and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Peachtree Corners: not gradedDuluth: Safety Grade BPeachtree CornersDuluthBerkeley Lake
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
DuluthB1.78.32025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. No town figures in the FBI’s data: Peachtree Corners.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Berkeley Lake plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Berkeley Lake.

Nearest emergency roomNorthside Hospital Duluth

Duluth · 2 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
Very lowFEMA riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesEarthquakes

Expected damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities. 1 paid flood insurance claims since 2009.

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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