Hazlehurst, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hazlehurst, GA Summary

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

  • There were 121 total crimes committed in Hazlehurst the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,966.4 total crimes per 100K people in Hazlehurst.
  • The overall crime rate in Hazlehurst is 27.63% above the national average.
  • Hazlehurst ranks #175 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Hazlehurst ranks #8,085 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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Hazlehurst Vs Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hazlehurst is 2,966.4 per 100,000 people. That's 27.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 23.22% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hazlehurst
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 121 2,966.4 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 24.5 8.8 6.3
Robbery 1 24.5 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 147.1 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 8 196.1 400.1 369.8
Burglary 15 367.7 290.7 269.8
Larceny 90 2,206.4 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 196.1 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 113 2,770.3 2,007.4 1,954.4

Hazlehurst 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 Hazlehurst

8
Violent Crimes
196.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Hazlehurst in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hazlehurst is 196.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 509.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hazlehurst each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.98% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hazlehurst

113
Property Crimes
2,770.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 113 property crimes in Hazlehurst in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hazlehurst is 2,770.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hazlehurst each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 41.75% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.01% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hazlehurst

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
Eastman, GA 5,538 287 5,182.4 4,676.8 505.6
Baxley, GA 5,016 304 6,060.6 5,283.1 777.5

Hazlehurst SnackAbility

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