Alma, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alma, GA Summary

Crime in Alma research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alma over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alma:

  • There were 79 total crimes committed in Alma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,344.2 total crimes per 100K people in Alma.
  • The overall crime rate in Alma is 0.86% above the national average.
  • Alma ranks #135 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Alma ranks #7,224 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Alma Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alma is 2,344.2 per 100,000 people. That's 0.86% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -2.63% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alma
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 79 2,344.2 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 2 59.3 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 267.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 11 326.4 400.1 369.8
Burglary 15 445.1 290.7 269.8
Larceny 51 1,513.4 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 59.3 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 68 2,017.8 2,007.4 1,954.4

Alma Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Georgia.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Alma

11
Violent Crimes
326.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alma is 326.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 306.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.42% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alma

68
Property Crimes
2,017.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 68 property crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alma is 2,017.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 3.24% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.52% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waycross, GA 13,630 740 5,429.2 4,541.5 887.7
Douglas, GA 11,762 35 297.6 204.0 93.5
Vidalia, GA 10,656 628 5,893.4 5,142.6 750.8
Fitzgerald, GA 8,960 460 5,133.9 3,995.5 1,138.4
Baxley, GA 5,016 304 6,060.6 5,283.1 777.5
Blackshear, GA 3,572 107 2,995.5 2,883.5 112.0

Alma SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
6
Education
3
Commute
9
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