Eatonton, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Eatonton, GA Summary

Crime in Eatonton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Eatonton 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 Eatonton:

  • There were 141 total crimes committed in Eatonton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,146.8 total crimes per 100K people in Eatonton.
  • The overall crime rate in Eatonton is -7.63% below the national average.
  • Eatonton ranks #126 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Eatonton ranks #6,846 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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Eatonton Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Eatonton is 2,146.8 per 100,000 people. That's -7.63% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -10.83% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Eatonton
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 141 2,146.8 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 8.8 6.3
Robbery 1 15.2 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 213.2 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 17 258.8 400.1 369.8
Burglary 2 30.5 290.7 269.8
Larceny 119 1,811.8 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 45.7 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 124 1,887.9 2,007.4 1,954.4

Eatonton 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 Eatonton

17
Violent Crimes
258.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Eatonton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Eatonton is 258.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 386.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Eatonton each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.31% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Eatonton

124
Property Crimes
1,887.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 124 property crimes in Eatonton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Eatonton is 1,887.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Eatonton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.95% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Eatonton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McDonough, GA 31,292 849 2,713.2 2,352.0 361.1
Winder, GA 19,401 385 1,984.4 1,633.9 350.5
Milledgeville, GA 17,102 925 5,408.7 4,578.4 830.3
Monroe, GA 15,569 518 3,327.1 2,999.6 327.6
Loganville, GA 15,250 264 1,731.1 1,488.5 242.6
Covington, GA 14,549 644 4,426.4 3,677.2 749.2
Locust Grove, GA 10,394 460 4,425.6 4,127.4 298.2
Barnesville, GA 6,449 37 573.7 480.7 93.0
Madison, GA 5,410 119 2,199.6 1,996.3 203.3
Jackson, GA 5,361 109 2,033.2 1,809.4 223.8

Eatonton SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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